Twice Upon a Time

1979 0h 11m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Choquette
Bilingual Man
Jeannette Casenave
Manager
Évelyn Regimbald
La gérante
Wayne Robson
Desk Clerk
Jean Archambault
Commis à la réception
Basil Fitzgibbon
Governor
Camille Ducharme
Gouverneur
Graham Batchelor
Secretary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giles Walker
Writers: Peter Bierman
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Giles Walker, shot by Savas Kalogeras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Wilson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Michael Choquette and Jeannette Casenave and Évelyn Regimbald carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giles Walker directs. Savas Kalogeras behind the camera. David Wilson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Giles Walker, shot by Savas Kalogeras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor David Wilson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michael Choquette and Jeannette Casenave and Évelyn Regimbald carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0211080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.