''The Late Blossom'' () is a 1977 Canadian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

André Brassard André Brassard (28 August 1946 – 11 October 2022) was a Canadian stage director, filmmaker and actor, best known for staging the vast majority of Michel Tremblay's plays. He was the director of the French section of the National Arts Center f ...

and written by his long-time collaborator, playwright

Michel Tremblay Michel Tremblay (born 25 June 1942) is a Canadian writer, novelist and playwright. Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood ...

. It was entered into the

10th Moscow International Film Festival The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7–21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sov ...

Plot

30-year-old

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

native Gisèle (

Rita Lafontaine Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career span ...

) lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with her parents and siblings. One day, tired of being teased by her office mates, she decides to consult a marriage agency to find her soul mate.

Cast

as Gisèle Lapointe *

Denise Filiatrault Denise Filiatrault, (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director. Biography Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series '' Moi et l'autre'' (1967–71 ...

as Marguerite Lapointe-Beaulieu *

Huguette Oligny Huguette Oligny, (January 31, 1922 – May 9, 2013) was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly ...

as Marie Lapointe * Claude Gai as Jacques Lapointe * Jean Mathieu as Joseph Lapointe * Danièle Panneton as Danielle Lapointe * François Tassé as Claude Beaulieu * Edgar Fruitier as Le patron de l'agence * Sylvie Heppel as La femme du patron de l'agence * Andrée St-Laurent as La secrétaire de l'agence *

Paule Baillargeon Paule Baillargeon (born July 19, 1945) is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', and was a nominee for Best Director for ''The Sex ...

as Ginette * Josée Labossière as Mariette *

Gilles Renaud Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film '' A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)''. He is also a t ...

as Yvon Thériault

References

External links

* 1977 films 1977 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by André Brassard Works by Michel Tremblay French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub