The Red Kitchen

On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

82 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Frédérique Collin

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Company:

Institut québécois du cinéma,

Ballon Blanc,

Productions Anastasie Inc.,

Les Films du Crépuscule,

Canada Council for the Arts

Cast:

The bride

Daybe

Darling

Mireille

The mother

Crew:

Director of Photography

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Sound Mixer