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The Woman Who Drinks
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The Woman Who Drinks

2001-03-09 · 91 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · Romance

On the eve of her final moments, a woman recalls her alcoholic past. She revisits her entire youth, including a binge that, at 46, cost her everything she had: "Loneliness and aging are themes that impose themselves on me, in one form or another. As for alcoholism, it fascinates me because of the revolt it underpins, and revolts me because of the unhappiness it creates around itself.

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Directors
Bernard Émond
Production companies
ACPAV
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Élise GuilbaultÉlise GuilbaultPaulette
Luc PicardLuc PicardFrank
Michel ForgetMichel ForgetJoe Belley
Fanny MalletteFanny MalletteYoung Paulette
Laurent LacoursièreRené
Gilles RenaudGilles RenaudBrunelle
Lise CastonguayLise CastonguayYvonne
Alexandrine AgostiniAlexandrine AgostiniAline
Roch AubertRoch AubertPolicier
Patrice RobitaillePatrice RobitailleInvitée, Joueur de cartes
Linda SauvéInvitée
Denis GravereauxInvité
Sylvie PouliotInvitée
Marie-Hélène MontpetitMarie-Hélène MontpetitReligieuse
Elodie GouletRené (bébé)
Dominic Desmeules
Caroline LavigneCaroline Lavigne
Marc PaquetMarc Paquet
Michel Tesserault
Stéphane Séguin

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