BITTERSWEET MEMORIES / MA VIE EN CINEMASCOPE (ORIGINAL FRENCH VERSION WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES) (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: A` 5 ans, elle fait de´ja` fureur a` Que´bec. A` 13 ans, elle se´duit le Tout-Montre´al sous le nom d'Alys Robi. Elle a conquis le monde jusqu'a` Hollywood ou` les studios la convoitent et la presse l'idola^tre. Alors au sommet de sa popularite´, Alys Robi est interne´e, malgre´ elle, par son pe`re. Les autorite´s me´dicales sugge`rent alors la seule ope´ration possible: la lobotomie. De la salle d'ope´ration, Alys voit ses 28 ans de vie de´filer sous ses yeux... Alys Robi incarne le re^ve ame´ricain. Une histoire de triomphe, de gloire, d'amour, mais aussi une histoire qui dissimule une horrible ve´rite´ qui fera tout basculer.; ; At only 5 years old, she was already a hit in Que´bec. At 13, she conquered the big city, Montre´al, using the name Alys Robi. She captivated the world, including Hollywood, where studios wanted to sign her and the press idolized her. But at the height of her popularity, she was institutionalized against her will by her father. Medical authorities suggested one treatment: lobotomy. Under the operating room's blinding lights, Alys sees the 28 years of her life flash before her eyes ... Alys Robi personified the American dream. Hers is a story of triumph, glory and love. But beneath it all lurked a horrible truth that completely changed her life.
• Cast: Pascale Bussières, Michel Barrette, Serge Postigo, Denis Bernard, Noémie Yelle, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Adèle Reinhardt, Lise Dion, Nathalie Mallette, Chantal Baril, Normand Chouinard, Ariel Gendron, Martin Cloutier, Tony Robinow, Jacques Girard, Paul Doucet, Frédéric Desager, Pierre Collin, Martin Larocque, Patrick Labbé, Martin Rouette, René Gagnon, Robert Lalonde, Dean Patrick Fleming, Yvan Benoît, Mireille Thibault, Alexandrine Agostini, Charles-André Bourassa, Fabien Dupuis, Manon Miclette, Franco Montesano, Denise Filiatrault
• Director: Denise Filiatrault
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, Cinémaginaire
• Media Format: Movie