Pale Face

With an unlikely hero who apparently excels at almost anything, this confused saga of survival in the wilderness and accidental murder starts out hard to believe and stays that way. C.H. (Luc Matte) used to be a star player for the Montreal Canadiens and has turned in his puck and hockey stick for the pursuit of women -- as well as a good game of chess (he is a master at that too). He supports himself by waiting tables and one day takes some time off to go on vacation in the Quebec wilderness, where some local thugs give him a hard time. From that point onward, things get worse after one of the hooligans is accidentally killed.

• Release date
• August 24, 1985
• Runtime
• 101 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Claude Gagnon

Cast

L

Luc Matte Claude Hébert (C.H.)

D

Denis Lacroix Peter

A

Allison Odjig Marie Guy Thauvette Richard Gilbert Sicotte Jacques, un bum Marcel Leboeuf Robert, un bum

C

Chief Josie Mathias Père de Peter

C

Christine Séguin La fille de Montréal