''Chaos and Desire'' () is a

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drama film, released in 2002. Written and directed by

Manon Briand Manon Briand (born January 1, 1964, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec)Manon Briand
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Pascale Bussières Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Her credits include ''Sonatine (1984 film), Sonatine'' (1984), ''Eldorado (1995 film), Eldorado'' (1995), ''When Night Is Falling'' (1995), ''August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août s ...

as Alice Bradley, a

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returning to her hometown of

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to investigate a mysterious interruption in the tidal flow on the

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."Review: ‘Chaos and Desire’"
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'', August 23, 2002. The film also stars Jean-Nicolas Verreault as Marc Vandal, a local pilot whose wife's recent death in a plane crash may be central to the tidal mystery;

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as Catherine Rolland, Alice's

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friend from college who helps her investigate; and

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as Colette Lasalle, the owner of the local diner who is convinced that the mystery has a supernatural explanation. Other supporting cast members include Vincent Bilodeau,

Gabriel Arcand Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand. Career After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseille, France, a ...

and

Jean-Pierre Ronfard Jean-Pierre Ronfard (January 14, 1929 - September 23, 2003) was a France, French-born Canada, Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec,Gaetan Charlebois"Ronfard, Jean-Pierre" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', November 22, 2020. m ...

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as Alice Bradley *

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

as Catherine Rolland * Jean-Nicolas Verreault as Marc Vandal *

Genevieve Bujold Genevieve (; ; also called ''Genovefa'' and ''Genofeva''; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) was a consecrated virgin, and is one of the two patron saints of Paris in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is on 3 January. Reco ...

as Colette Lasalle * Norman Helms as Michel * Vincent Bilodeau as Simon Deslandes *

as Lediteur *

as Hanspeter * Stephen Chang as Hijikata * Peter Kosaka as Mori * Tsuyu Shimizu as Yoko * Luc Prouix as Real * Ji-yan Seguin as Camille * Denise Dubois as Madame Guillet * Suzanne Garceau as Soer Berthe * Emmanuel Charest as Bastien *

Hiro Kanagawa is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including ''The X-Files'', ''Smallville'', ''Caprica'', ''Godzil ...

as Kiyoshi * Jay Yoo as Hiromi * Sylvain Carrier as Louis * Bruno Couturier as Monsieur Le Marie *

Jacques Galipeau Jacques Galipeau (22 September 1923 – 30 August 2020) was a Canadian actor. Filmography *''Beau temps, mauvais temps ''Beau temps, mauvais temps'' is a Quebec, Québécois television series that ran from 1955 to 1958. It debuted on 11 Novemb ...

as Gaston Lalonde * Michel Levesque as Monsieur Grondin * Liz Vandal as Marie Vandal

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* 2002 films Baie-Comeau Canadian drama films Canadian LGBTQ-related films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films 2002 drama films 2002 LGBTQ-related films Films set in Quebec Films directed by Manon Briand Films produced by Luc Besson French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films French-language drama films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub

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