Wealthy individual, possibly a heist target or background figure.
Serves as the unreliable narrator, recounting Léo's childhood, fantasies, and dysfunctional family life through internal monologue.
Gustave Lambert is the Montreal theater figure who evaluates Louis Cyr’s prospects as a professional attraction. After Horace Barré helps arrange contact, Gustave recognizes Louis’s unusual potential but doubts that a strongman from a rural background can draw a major city audience at Mechanics’ Hall.
Jean-Paul, known as JP, is Christine and Marianne’s father. His death brings the estranged sisters together to handle his ashes and the sale of his house. They find signs of violence, hidden money, and clues suggesting he may have been linked to Guy and involved in blackmail, prompting their investigation into his past.
Marcel is the town's celebrated car salesman and the central figure of the story. He trains colleagues and Antoine in sales, persuades François Paradis to replace an aging pickup, and tries to support customers during the plant crisis. His optimism and devotion to Maryse and Antoine are shattered when a police officer reports their deaths.
Marcel is a man who receives troubling news from his dentist about an infected gum condition and severe bone loss. He must weigh costly reconstructive surgery against the cheaper option of having his teeth removed and getting dentures. His dental diagnosis and uncertain decision form a separate thread in the story.
Louis Pelletier is the central character, whose story the film revisits across the 1960s. The narrative follows him from his 1963 wedding to Claudette through the October Crisis in 1970, tracing the period from his marriage to this major event in Quebec history.
One of three elderly men who have withdrawn from society and live off the grid at a wilderness cabin, where they illegally grow marijuana. After the death of their group leader, Charlie is left unsettled alongside Tom. He shares the cabin with Tom and later with Marie-Desneige.
The central catalyst of the narrative, Lucie's father, whose terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis forces the family to confront grief, mortality, and the fragility of daily life.
Gilbert Sicotte has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 1972. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Mesrine Films with 1 titles. Signature works include Léolo, The Salesman, Life Is Not a Novel. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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