The Countess of Baton Rouge

Directed by André Forcier
1998    1h 34m
Comedy, Romance
6.367%
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Montreal film-maker Rex Prince travels to Louisiana to search for his first love Paula Paul, the Countess of the title: the loveliest bearded lady ever to grace a circus sideshow. To win her love he takes on the job of Human Cannonball; wins her and loses her tragically, then tries to commit their love story to film. An exploration of self-image and memory, and the glamour (used in the sense of a magic spell or illusory reality) which the movie camera can weave.
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Cast of The Countess of Baton Rouge
  • Robin AubertRex Prince
  • Geneviève BrouillettePaula Paul de Nerval
  • Isabel RicherFictionalized Paula Paul
  • David BoutinRoy Tranquille
  • Frédéric DesagerThe Great Zenon - The Cyclops
  • Gaston LepageÉdouard Doré
  • France CastelNuna Breaux
  • Louise MarleauAngèlie Temporel
  • Francine RuelBébé Crocodile
  • Michèle-Barbara PelletierJulie Larousse
  • Mark KrasnoffDudley Fuselier
  • Lyne RodierBiz Prince
  • Marie EykelMarie L'Heureux (Passe-par-là)
  • Cédric NoëlM. Beaufort
  • Suzanne CloutierVirginie Beaufort
  • Serge Bonin
  • François L'ÉcuyerÉtienne
  • Shane GilbeauL'homme Sandwich
  • Michel Côté(uncredited)

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