Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

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Twice Upon a Time

1979

0h 11m

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Comedy

Overview

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.

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ONF | NFB

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Michael Choquette

Bilingual Man

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Jeannette Casenave

Manager

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Évelyn Regimbald

La gérante

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Wayne Robson

Desk Clerk

Wayne Robson

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Jean Archambault

Commis à la réception

Jean Archambault

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Basil Fitzgibbon

Governor

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Camille Ducharme

Gouverneur

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Graham Batchelor

Secretary

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Jacques Lavallée

Secrétaire

Jacques Lavallée

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Kevin Fenlon

Choreographer

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Michel Forgues

Chorégraphe

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Valda Dalton

Customer

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Madeleine Sicotte

Cliente

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