| Montreal Blues | |
| Director: | Pascal Gélinas |
| Producer: | Jean Dansereau |
| Starring: | Paule Baillargeon Jocelyn Bérubé Raymond Cloutier Suzanne Garceau Claude Laroche Guy Thauvette |
| Music: | Louis Baillargeon |
| Cinematography: | Allen Smith |
| Editing: | Pascal Gélinas |
| Studio: | Les Ateliers du cinéma québécois |
| Distributor: | France Film |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Montreal Blues is a Canadian improvisational drama film, directed by Pascal Gélinas and released in 1972.[1] Created in collaboration with the Grand Cirque ordinaire, a Montreal theatre troupe active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the film centres on a group of young people living in a housing commune, who decide to open a health food restaurant together.[2]
The core roles were portrayed by troupe members Paule Baillargeon, Jocelyn Bérubé, Raymond Cloutier, Suzanne Garceau, Claude Laroche and Guy Thauvette, with Ginette Anfousse, Francine Lapan, Gilbert Sicotte, Josée Yvon and Mylène Demongeot in supporting roles.[3]
It was the troupe's second film following 1971's The Great Ordinary Movie (Le Grand Film ordinaire).[2]
The film was submitted to the 24th Canadian Film Awards in 1972.[4]