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Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1979

Country

Canada

Cast

Michael Choquette

Michael Choquette

Bilingual Man

Jeannette Casenave

Jeannette Casenave

Manager

Évelyn Regimbald

Évelyn Regimbald

La gérante

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Desk Clerk

Jean Archambault

Jean Archambault

Commis à la réception

Basil Fitzgibbon

Basil Fitzgibbon

Governor

Camille Ducharme

Camille Ducharme

Gouverneur

Graham Batchelor

Graham Batchelor

Secretary

Jacques Lavallée

Jacques Lavallée

Secrétaire

Kevin Fenlon

Kevin Fenlon

Choreographer

Michel Forgues

Michel Forgues

Chorégraphe

Valda Dalton

Valda Dalton

Customer

Madeleine Sicotte

Madeleine Sicotte

Cliente

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