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Twice Upon a Time
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
11 min
Release Date
1979-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michael Choquette
Bilingual Man
Jeannette Casenave
Manager
Évelyn Regimbald
La gérante
Wayne Robson
Desk Clerk
Jean Archambault
Commis à la réception
Basil Fitzgibbon
Governor
Camille Ducharme
Gouverneur
Graham Batchelor
Secretary
Jacques Lavallée
Secrétaire
Kevin Fenlon
Choreographer
Michel Forgues
Chorégraphe
Valda Dalton
Customer
Madeleine Sicotte
Cliente
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