The Marriage

Seeks to find the space between reality and fantasy, using the language of cinema and improvisation.

French Canadian trapper Victor Raoul returns to the trading post at St. Ignace to find a rival for the affections of Yvonne, his business partner's daughter, in the Marquis Courtière, Parisian representative of the fur company. Raoul quarrels with Fontaine over the visitor's business dealings and his attentions to Yvonne. When Fontaine is later attacked and robbed, Victor is framed by the agent and almost lynched, but he is saved by a statement from Yvonne and the arrival of the Mounted Police.

After her most recent stint in a mental institution puts her on the path to self discovery, Deborah, a young screenwriter, is released and seeks closure for the incident while squeezing in a few more delusional antics along the way.

Emi, a struggling, nearly 30-year-old actress, returns to her hometown for the first time in twelve years. While on the surface all seems to be as she left it, the truth is her childhood friends have grown into responsible adults forcing Emi to confront realistic matters - marriage, pregnancy, economic hardship, and aging. Still, Emi remains convinced that she is unlike the others and that the miracle she has believed in since her younger days is still just around the corner.

Arrabal's sixth film is based on his 1969 novel of the same title and features Lelia Fischer and Spike Lee.