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The Favourite Game
The Favourite Game

The Favourite Game

Genres

Drama

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As a kid, Leo thought he possessed, like a magician, the secret power to make things happen. As a young man, he certainly knows how to make things happen with women. But as his best friend Krantz would say to him, "Why do you always ask questions you already know answers to?" Leo believes firmly in what he invents from one day to the next. Images, impressions, stories fill his head. That's just how he is: life, for Leo, is just a game. Behind this childlike attitude, hides the very essence of his own life's quest.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

28 February 2003

Country

Canada

Cast

JR Bourne

JR Bourne

Leo / poet

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Shell

Cary Lawrence

Cary Lawrence

Lisa

Sabine Karsenti

Sabine Karsenti

Tamara / Leo's ex-girlfriend

Daniel Brochu

Daniel Brochu

Krantz / Leo's friend

Vikki Walker

Vikki Walker

Nellie / Leo's cousin

Catlin Foster

Catlin Foster

Leo / 10 years old

Ashley Lang

Ashley Lang

Lisa / 10 years old

Wyatt Bowen

Wyatt Bowen

Krantz / 10 years old

Bronwen Mantel

Bronwen Mantel

Leo's Mother

Robert Brewster

Robert Brewster

Leo's Father

Sean Pichette

Sean Pichette

Martin / Boy in park

Elena Gautcheff

Elena Gautcheff

Martin's Mother

Roxane Roy

Roxane Roy

Bertha

Éric Perreault

Éric Perreault

Man with Lisa

Martin Stone

Martin Stone

Homeless Man

Hubert Le Messurier

Hubert Le Messurier

Bistro's Waiter

Glenn Astles

Glenn Astles

Resto's Waiter

Michelle Morrison

Michelle Morrison

Annie

Nicholas Walker

Nicholas Walker

Georges

Gabriel Toupin

Gabriel Toupin

Camper #1

Evan Smirnow

Evan Smirnow

Camper #2

Michael Romano

Michael Romano

Camper #3

Alan Fawcett

Alan Fawcett

Doctor

Anne Day-Jones

Anne Day-Jones

Woman on Mount-Royal

Mariloup Wolfe

Mariloup Wolfe

Shell #2

Frank D'Amico

Frank D'Amico

Man with Shell #2

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Leo's Publisher

Rachel Astalos

Rachel Astalos

Woman in Bistro

Laetitia Villetorte

Laetitia Villetorte

Poem Woman

William A. Hasley

William A. Hasley

Farmer

Judith Baribeau

Judith Baribeau

Blond Girl

Jean-Marc Beaudoin

Jean-Marc Beaudoin

D.J. (SSE)

Nick Walker

Nick Walker

Georges

Charles McClelland

Charles McClelland

Man in Cafe (uncredited)

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