In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.
Jean Lapointe
as Gaston
Louise Marleau
as Florence
Charlotte Laurier
as Soledad
Marc Messier
as Lentaignes
Jean-François Pichette
as Tibo
France Castel
as Alys
Tony Nardi
as Toni
Marc Gélinas
as Gros Pierre
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Slim
Léo Munger
as Nicole
Angelo Cadet
as Theodule
Louise Gagnon
as Arlette
