Lilies
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a quèbècois prison to hear the confession of a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. The inmates force the prelate to watch a play depicting what really happened in 1912. We meet him as a young man, strait-laced, intent on convincing Simon (now the convict) to join the seminary with him. Vallier, the son of an impoverished and eccentric countess, loves Simon and he is drawn to Vallier, but in fear of his father's wrath for kissing Vallier during drama rehearsal, Simon courts a visiting Parisian, asking her to marry him. Vallier, encouraged by his mother, attends the engagement party to declare his love for Simon. And what does the watchful Bilodeau do?
R
HD
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
1996
95 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Lilies
- Duration : 95 min
- Languages : English, French
- Writers : Michel Marc Bouchard (based upon the play by: "Les Feluettes, ou La Rèpètition d'un drame romantique"), Michel Marc Bouchard (screenplay), Linda Gaboriau (screenplay)
- Directors : John Greyson min
- Imdb : 7.6 (2145 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.9 (1685 votes)
- Actors : Ian D. Clark, Marcel Sabourin, Aubert Pallascio, Jason Cadieux
Movie Storyline
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a quèbècois prison to hear the confession of a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. The inmates force the prelate to watch a play depicting what really happened in 1912. We meet him as a young man, strait-laced, intent on convincing Simon (now the convict) to join the seminary with him. Vallier, the son of an impoverished and eccentric countess, loves Simon and he is drawn to Vallier, but in fear of his father's wrath for kissing Vallier during drama rehearsal, Simon courts a visiting Parisian, asking her to marry him. Vallier, encouraged by his mother, attends the engagement party to declare his love for Simon. And what does the watchful Bilodeau do?