

On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Michèle Mercure
The bride

Han Masson
Daybe
Catherine Brunelle
Darling
Marie Ouellet
Mireille

Monique Mercure
The mother
Valérie Déjoie
Estelle
Claude Maher
The groom

Gilles Renaud
The father

Guy Thauvette
Thibault Frenette

Raymond Cloutier
Patrice Quenneville

Jean-Pierre Saulnier
Armel

Pierre Curzi
Val Aimé
Bertrand Carrière
Julien Désru

Claude Laroche
Marc Tremblay

Ghyslain Tremblay
l'Indien
Crew
Sound Recordist
Director of Photography
Sound Mixer
Art Direction
Producer
Makeup Artist
Executive Producer
Electrician
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Editor
Production Manager
Gaffer
Sound Editor
Still Photographer
Original Music Composer
Details
Release Date
1980-05-29
Runtime
82 min
Original Language
French
Languages
French
Production Companies
Institut québécois du cinéma
Ballon Blanc
Productions Anastasie Inc.
Les Films du Crépuscule
Canada Council for the Arts
Countries
Canada
Genres
Drama