Mars and April
2012 · 91 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 889 VOTES · DIR. Martin Villeneuve
Overview
In the near future, as humanity prepares to set foot on Mars, Jacob Obus, an elderly musician, takes pride in slowing down time by playing instruments inspired by women's bodies, designed by his friend Arthur. A love triangle develops when Jacob and Arthur both fall in love with Avril, a young photographer. Enter Eugène Spaak, Arthur's father, an inventor and cosmologist who unveils a new theory about man's desire to reach Mars and helps Jacob find the true meaning of life and love.
Dialogue Timeline — 684 lines
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00:00:40 In the 17th century, German astronomer Kepler
00:06:25 You're a lucky man. All these women at your feet.
00:09:58 Had he been reincarnated at the beginning of our third millennium
00:12:37 that is played back to it in a loop by the projector.
00:15:59 I would finally get to meet Jacob Obus!
00:19:54 I'm not very hairy, I know.
00:22:01 A Dry Fueltini for you, sir.
00:25:53 like myself, in the midst of a midlife crisis.
00:27:58 Dreams are the gateway
00:29:57 Ideas don't belong to you. They belong to the universe.
00:33:01 I know, I'm late. Sorry.
00:34:58 When was the last time you got laid?
00:37:49 You're attracted to his image.
00:40:19 I was scared I was going to die.
00:43:36 One, two, three, four.
00:47:31 One needs to know when to bow out.
00:52:52 You love her. Noted.
00:56:02 Will you be sending her back to Earth?
00:59:12 We have to give one last performance.
01:01:32 It can take you wherever you want to go, even to Mars!
01:06:29 Let it happen, but be vigilant.
01:10:07 You have a truly odd spirit.
01:19:07 As soon as the music is released from the instrument
01:24:13 She needs a lung transplant right away.
Cast & Characters
Jacques Languirand
Jacob Obus
Caroline Dhavernas
Avril
Paul Ahmarani
Arthur
Robert Lepage
Eugène Spaak - tête
Jean Asselin
Eugène Spaak - corps
Jean Asselin
Serveur automate
Stéphane Demers
Bernard Brel
Jean Marchand
Pneumatologue
Kathleen Fortin
Modèle d'Arthur
Marcel Sabourin
Capucin
André Montmorency
Pierrot
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed684
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line01:24:13
Production Record
DirectorMartin Villeneuve
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes889