Twice Upon a Time
1979 · 11 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy
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.
Directed by Giles Walker · Written by Peter Bierman
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Cast
- M Michael Choquette Bilingual Man
- J Jeannette Casenave Manager
- É Évelyn Regimbald La gérante
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Wayne Robson Desk Clerk -
Jean Archambault Commis à la réception - B Basil Fitzgibbon Governor
- C Camille Ducharme Gouverneur
- G Graham Batchelor Secretary
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Jacques Lavallée Secrétaire - K Kevin Fenlon Choreographer
- M Michel Forgues Chorégraphe
- V Valda Dalton Customer
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