Straight for the Heart
Genres
Overview
Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find out why his two lovers, Sarah and David, have left him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1988-09-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.4
Matthias Habich
Pierre Kurwenal
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Sarah
Michel Voïta
David
Jean-François Pichette
Quentin
Jacqueline Bertrand
La mère
France Castel
Michele
Pierre Gobeil
Le patron
Victor Désy
Dr. Ferron
Mimi D'Estée
Dame âgée
Louise Caron
Invitée au dîner
Louise Marleau
Invitée au dîner
Marilyn Gardner
Invitée au dîner
Albert Millaire
Invité au dîner
Jean Gascon
Invité au dîner
Peter Pearson
Invité au dîner
Andrée Lachapelle
Invitée au dîner
Marthe Turgeon
Invitée au dîner
Stéphane Allard
Violoniste
Brian Bacon
Artiste
Michel Beauchemin
Waiter
Guy Brouillette
Waiter
Suzanne Careau
Artiste
Carlos Adrián-Albas Castelló
Bambin
Michel Daigle
Gréviste
Claude Desparois
Coiffeur
Norberto Echementia
Civil
Alison Eldridge
Violoniste
Dino Fatighentti
Serveur diner patron
Carmen Ferlan
Infirmière
Pierre Germain
Voisin
Richard Hoenich
Chef d'orchestre
François Julien
Serveur diner patron
Roc LaFortune
Employé aquarium
Monique Laurendeau
Violoniste
Valerie Legge
Violoniste
Jean-Michel Léonard
Chanteur
Michel Maillot
Patient clinique
José Morcillo
Père
Ylial Page
Pierre enfant
Hélène Plouffe
Violoniste
Peter Purich
Artiste
Évelyn Regimbald
Infirmière
Chantal Rémillard
1er violon
Nieves Riovalles
Mère
Henri Sheppler
Waiter
Gérard Soler
Waiter
Giorgio Uehlinger
Gréviste
Oscar Villar
Civil
Kim Yaroshevskaya
Noémie
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