Bittersweet Memories

1952, Quebec - Alys Robi is at the pinnacle of her singing career and well known around the world. At 28, she is institutionalized against her will by her father. Medical authorities suggest one treatment: lobotomy. Under the operating room's blinding lights, the young artist sees her life passing in front of her… As long as she could remember, Alice Robitaille always wanted to be a singer. At 5 years old she was already famous in Quebec City, her hometown. At 13 she left to pursue her career in Montreal. With a contract from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she launches her career coast to coast, and around the world with Latino success such as “Besame Mucho”, “Tico Tico” and many others. For Alys, the sky was the limit. From Mexico to London, the talented French Canadian singer made it all the way to Hollywood. MGM Studios wanted her for screen tests. Hollywood newspapers qualified Miss Robi as a Goddess, a Bombshell… the true American Dream…. But for Alys, life was also a nightmare, she was struggling with a terrible unknown disease: manic depression.

CAST

PASCALE BUSSIÈRES | Alys Robi
MICHEL BARRETTE | Napoléon "Paulo" Robitaille
SERGE POSTIGO | Olivier Guimond
DENIS BERNARD | Lucio Agostini
NOÉMIE YELLE | Alys Robi as a teenager
JOHANNE MARIE TREMBLAY | Bertine Robitaille
ADÈLE REINHARDT | Rosanna
LISE DION | Manda
NATHALIE MALLETTE | Rose "La Poune" Ouellette
CHANTAL BARIL | Juliette Pétri
NORMAND CHOUINARD | Jean Grimaldi
CHARLES-ANDRÉ BOURASSA | Gérard Robitaille
ARIEL GENDRON | Alys Robitaille (child)
MARTIN CLOUTIER | Baloune