Françoise Durocher, Waitress (1972)

Original title

Françoise Durocher, waitress

Directed by

André Brassard

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

29 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows a waitress in a Quebec diner through a series of monologues performed by 25 different actors. Each actor brings a distinct perspective to the same character, creating a layered portrait of her workday life.

fragmentedexperimentalcontemplativeintimateepisodicquietobservational

What happens

Françoise Durocher, Waitress is a 1972 Canadian dramatic television film, directed by André Brassard. The film presents a portrait of Françoise Durocher, a waitress at a diner in Quebec, as portrayed by 24 different actresses and one male actor in drag over the course of seven monologues. The performers playing Durocher over the course of the film include Odette Gagnon, Rita Lafontaine, Christine Olivier, Louisette Dussault, Sophie Clément, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Frédérique Collin, Carmen Tremblay, Hélène Loiselle, Amulette Garneau, Monique Mercure, Mirielle Lachance, Sylvie Heppel, Denise Proulx, Denise Morelle, Ève Gagnier, Anne-Marie Ducharme, Katerine Mousseau, Véronique Le Flaguais, Angèle Coutu, Denise de Jaguère, Suzelle Collette, Huguette Gervais and Normand Morin. The film won three Canadian Film Awards at the 24th Canadian Film Awards, for Best TV Drama, Best Direction in a Non-Feature (Brassard) and Best Screenplay in a Non-Feature (Michel Tremblay). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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