Happy Memories

Happy Memories

Happy Memories

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Happy Memories

1981

1h 54m

5.3(6 votes)

Drama

Overview

A woman attempts to resume her place in the family that she abandoned years earlier.

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ONF | NFB

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Monique Spaziani

Marie

Monique Spaziani

Acting

Julie Vincent

Viviane

Julie Vincent

Acting

Paul Hébert

Marie's father

Paul Hébert

Acting

R.H. Thomson

Rick

R.H. Thomson

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Michel Daigle

Le gérant

Michel Daigle

Acting

Mélanie Daigle

Marie enfant

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Isabelle Pérez

Viviane enfant

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Lionel Géroux

Ferrailleur

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Georges Delisle

Pharmacien

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Rémy Girard

Amant de maman

Rémy Girard

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Patrick Falardeau

Joueur de billard

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Pierre Morin

Joueur de billard

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Andrée Lachapelle

Voix de maman

Andrée Lachapelle

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