La Tête de Normande St-Onge

Overview

Working as a pharmacy clerk while dreaming of escape through dance, Normande St-Onge supports a household of dependent and unstable relatives. As her efforts to protect and hold together her improvised family intensify, the pressures of exploitation, eviction, and emotional isolation push her toward psychological collapse. Directed by Gilles Carle, the film blurs the boundary between fantasy and breakdown.

Cast

Carole Laure

Normande St-Onge

Raymond Cloutier

Bouliane

Reynald Bouchard

Carol

Carmen Giroux

Pierrette St-Onge

Gaetan Guimond

Jérémie

J. Léo Gagnon

Le sculpteur

Anne-Marie Ducharme

Mme. Veilleux

Renée Girard

Berthe St-Onge

Denys Arcand

Jean-Paul

Yves Massicotte

Le Docteur Ostiguy