Cadavre Exquis première édition is a 2006 Canadian French language film. The film is a collective project based on the principle of the Exquisite corpse parlour game. The original screen play was written by Adrien Lorion, David Étienne and Michel Laroche and eleven directors participated in the making of the film, each of them making their debut.
Roxy, a glam-rock star past his prime who has just made a pact with the Devil, goes through much emotional gear shifting when a dozen different writers and directors take control of his destiny and rewrite his life story as they see fit. In his predestined life, Roxy meets a vide variety of colourful characters: women he once loved but has trouble recognizing today; a crooked dealer who keeps leading him astray; a drag queen on the rebound; a failed playwright; a woman barkeep who's interested in Roxy; and, of course, Mephistopheles in all his disguises.
Title: Cadavre Exquis première édition
From an Original Idea by: Adrien Lorion, David Étienne and Michel Laroche
Characters: Jean-François Gros d'Aillon
Directors: Virginie Brault, Jean-Félix Maynard, Brian Desgagné, Martin Bourgault, Francis Lussier, Philippe Melançon, Jean-François Gros d'Aillon, Diane Gagnon, Stéphan Doe, Michel Lauzon, Antonin Monmart and Florian Cossen
Production: Communications Rivage
Executive Producer: Diane Gagnon
Design and art director: Adrien Lorion
Direction of Photography: Pierre Tremblay, Marc Warden, Alexandre Buissière, Antonin Monmart, Virginie Brault, Jean-Félix Maynard and Brian Desgagné
Production Assistant: Louis Giroux, Jacob Groulx and Nadia Larouche
Soundman: David Etienne, Bruno Beauregard, Louis Léger, Marc Warden and Félix Boisvert
Opening titles: François Cliche
Special effects: Msfx Studio and Silvain Ledoux
Colorist: Sylvie-Marie Fortier
Compositing: Dominic Dauphin
Make-up: Emilie Fournier
Electric/machinist: Vincent Bédard, Dominic Prévost, David Fafard and Audray Lapointe
Film editing: Virginie Brault, Diane Gagnon, Francis Macerola, Martin Bourgault, Stéphan Doe, Michel Lauzon and Antonin Monmart
Final cut: Flik Studio
Electros/machinos: Vincent Bédard, Dominic Prévost, David Fafard and Audray Lapointe
Original Music: Jocelyn Leblanc
Music: David Étienne, Annie Dufresne, Dédé Traké, Jean-François Fortier, Kaliroots, Antoine Gratton, Alain Simard, Nancy Dumais, Jonathan Painchaud
Narrative voice: Roger Tabra
Promotion: Daniel Bibeau
Press contact: Sandra Paré
Style: Drama
Language: French
Runtime: 76 min
Released: From Québec August 24, 2006
Alexis Bélec : Roxy
Annie Dufresne : Jeanne De Cactus
Sabine Karsenti : Maya
Pierre-Antoine Lasnier : The dealer
Jean-Guy Bouchard : Mephisto
Bénédicte Decary : Mephisto
Marc-François Blondin: Pete Paquette
Pierre Verville : Mephisto
Luc Provost : Mado Lamotte
Patricia Tulasne : Martine
Pierre Rivard : The Barmen, Ned
Zoé Letendre - Jessica
Jacques Bassal - The Barmen
Denis Melançon - Dr Denis Martin
Karim Benzaid - The salesman
Martin Bourgault - Interviewer
Yano Rock - Yan Hamel
David Etienne - David Gariépy
Bruno Beauregard - The guitarist
Antoine Gratton - The drummer
Normand Boivin - The showman
Yann Perreau - Yann Perreau
Pierre-Michel Le Breton - The eater
Mathieu Samson - Elvis imitator
Sophie Galarneau - Sophie Bérubé
Henri Mercier - Henri Tremblay-Bérubé
Francis Lussier - Francis Tremblay
Rénald Joyal - Rénald Bérubé
Rachel Chavannes - Rachel Henri
Guy Martel - The Lover
Jacinthe Pilote - The attacker
Jacob Groulx - The Accomplice
Guillaume Baillargeon - The Saver
Jean-Francois Galipeau The Waiter
Maude Payette - The Retro Woman
Jean-François Gros d'Aillon - The Drinker
Nadia Larouche - The Waitress
Momo - Clodo
Valérie Laroche - Woman 1
Virginie Brault - Woman 2
Sébastien Plante : Le Cadavre Exquis (Serge Gainsbourg)
David-Étienne/Serge Billon Galland : Les cons qui s'adorent
Annie Dufresne : La Diva
Dédé Traké: Tous les jours est un combat
Jean-François Fortier: Sur le Boulevard
Kaliroots : Y faut pas chercher à comprendre
Antoine Gratton : En amour
Alain Simard: Si in Love with you
Nancy Dumais : Rock Star
Jonathan Painchaud : Héros
OVMF : Crystallis