Cadavre Exquis première édition is a 2006 Canadian French language film. The film is a collective project based on the principle of the Exquisite corpse

Exquisite corpse

Exquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver or rotating corpse, is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule Exquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver (from the original...

 parlour game. The original screen play was written by Adrien Lorion

Adrien Lorion

Adrien Lorion is an art director and film writer. The 30th Montreal World Film Festival presents its idea original in the official opening show : Cadavre Exquis premiere edition...

, David Étienne and Michel Laroche and eleven directors participated in the making of the film, each of them making their debut.

Plot

Roxy, a glam-rock star past his prime who has just made a pact with the Devil, goes through much emotional gear shifting when a dozen different writers and directors take control of his destiny and rewrite his life story as they see fit. In his predestined life, Roxy meets a vide variety of colourful characters: women he once loved but has trouble recognizing today; a crooked dealer who keeps leading him astray; a drag queen on the rebound; a failed playwright; a woman barkeep who's interested in Roxy; and, of course, Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles is a demon featured in German folklore...

 in all his disguises.

Film Crew

• Title: Cadavre Exquis première édition
• From an Original Idea by: Adrien Lorion
  Adrien Lorion
  Adrien Lorion is an art director and film writer. The 30th Montreal World Film Festival presents its idea original in the official opening show : Cadavre Exquis premiere edition...
  
  , David Étienne and Michel Laroche
• Characters: Jean-François Gros d'Aillon
• Directors: Virginie Brault, Jean-Félix Maynard, Brian Desgagné, Martin Bourgault, Francis Lussier, Philippe Melançon, Jean-François Gros d'Aillon, Diane Gagnon, Stéphan Doe, Michel Lauzon, Antonin Monmart and Florian Cossen
• Production: Communications Rivage
• Executive Producer: Diane Gagnon
• Design and art director: Adrien Lorion
  Adrien Lorion
  Adrien Lorion is an art director and film writer. The 30th Montreal World Film Festival presents its idea original in the official opening show : Cadavre Exquis premiere edition...
  
  
• Direction of Photography: Pierre Tremblay, Marc Warden, Alexandre Buissière, Antonin Monmart, Virginie Brault, Jean-Félix Maynard and Brian Desgagné
• Production Assistant: Louis Giroux, Jacob Groulx and Nadia Larouche
• Soundman: David Etienne, Bruno Beauregard, Louis Léger, Marc Warden and Félix Boisvert
• Opening titles: François Cliche
• Special effects: Msfx Studio and Silvain Ledoux
• Colorist: Sylvie-Marie Fortier
• Compositing: Dominic Dauphin
• Make-up: Emilie Fournier
• Electric/machinist: Vincent Bédard, Dominic Prévost, David Fafard and Audray Lapointe
• Film editing: Virginie Brault, Diane Gagnon, Francis Macerola, Martin Bourgault, Stéphan Doe, Michel Lauzon and Antonin Monmart
• Final cut: Flik Studio
• Electros/machinos: Vincent Bédard, Dominic Prévost, David Fafard and Audray Lapointe
• Original Music: Jocelyn Leblanc
• Music: David Étienne, Annie Dufresne, Dédé Traké, Jean-François Fortier, Kaliroots, Antoine Gratton, Alain Simard, Nancy Dumais, Jonathan Painchaud
• Narrative voice: Roger Tabra
• Promotion: Daniel Bibeau
• Press contact: Sandra Paré
• Style: Drama
• Language: French
  French language
  French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
  
  
• Runtime: 76 min
• Released:   From Québec August 24, 2006

Cast

• Alexis Bélec : Roxy
• Annie Dufresne : Jeanne De Cactus
• Sabine Karsenti
  Sabine Karsenti
  Sabine Karsenti is a French-Canadian actress. Sabine Karsenti has played in both film and television, in French and in English from Montreal to Los Angeles....
  
   : Maya
• Pierre-Antoine Lasnier : The dealer
• Jean-Guy Bouchard : Mephisto
• Bénédicte Decary : Mephisto
• Marc-François Blondin: Pete Paquette
• Pierre Verville : Mephisto
• Luc Provost : Mado Lamotte
  Mado Lamotte
  Mado Lamotte, the stage name of Luc Provost, is a Montreal drag queen, author, singer and gay community personality.Lamotte has been performing for more than 15 years. She was a longtime emcee and DJ of Ciel Mon Mardi at Sky, before opening her own drag cabaret, Cabaret Mado, in Montreal's Gay...
  
  
• Patricia Tulasne : Martine
• Pierre Rivard : The Barmen, Ned
• Zoé Letendre - Jessica
• Jacques Bassal - The Barmen
• Denis Melançon - Dr Denis Martin
• Karim Benzaid - The salesman
• Martin Bourgault - Interviewer
• Yano Rock - Yan Hamel
• David Etienne - David Gariépy
• Bruno Beauregard - The guitarist
• Antoine Gratton - The drummer
• Normand Boivin - The showman
• Yann Perreau - Yann Perreau
• Pierre-Michel Le Breton - The eater
• Mathieu Samson - Elvis imitator
• Sophie Galarneau - Sophie Bérubé
• Henri Mercier - Henri Tremblay-Bérubé
• Francis Lussier - Francis Tremblay
• Rénald Joyal - Rénald Bérubé
• Rachel Chavannes - Rachel Henri
• Guy Martel - The Lover
• Jacinthe Pilote - The attacker
• Jacob Groulx - The Accomplice
• Guillaume Baillargeon - The Saver
• Jean-Francois Galipeau The Waiter
• Maude Payette - The Retro Woman
• Jean-François Gros d'Aillon - The Drinker
• Nadia Larouche - The Waitress
• Momo - Clodo
• Valérie Laroche - Woman 1
• Virginie Brault - Woman 2

Original Soundtrack

• Sébastien Plante : Le Cadavre Exquis (Serge Gainsbourg
  Serge Gainsbourg
  Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
  
  )
• David-Étienne/Serge Billon Galland : Les cons qui s'adorent
• Annie Dufresne : La Diva
• Dédé Traké: Tous les jours est un combat
• Jean-François Fortier: Sur le Boulevard
• Kaliroots : Y faut pas chercher à comprendre
• Antoine Gratton : En amour
• Alain Simard: Si in Love with you
• Nancy Dumais : Rock Star
• Jonathan Painchaud : Héros
• OVMF : Crystalis

External links

• Official site : cadavreexquis.tv
• Official DVD: Available on Amazon.com and Archambault.ca
• Original soundtrack: Available on Amazon.ca
• Movie Trailer : on Youtube.com