Bach and Broccoli

Nov 7, 1986

1h 36m

★ 6.1

Overview

A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing home. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for an important recital.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Les Productions La Fête

Téléfilm Canada

La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec

Société Radio-Canada

CFCF-TV

Super Écran

Bach and Broccoli Trailers

Cast

Fanny

Mahée Paiement

Jean-Claude

Raymond Legault

Bérénice

Andrée Pelletier

Martin

Djosef LaRoche

Mère de Fanny

Doris Blanchet-Vasiloff

Père de Fanny

Denis Bernard

Fanny à 5 ans

Véronique Lavoie

Grand-mère

France Arbour

Mère de Martin

Diane Jules

Femme enceinte

Andrée Cousineau

Patron

Jacques Fauteux

Enfant du patron

Stephanie St-Pierre

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