Il était une fois dans l'Est
Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra. Of the two women, one was just fired from her waitressing job and seeks to go back to work at the nightclub where the beauty pageant is to be held. The other woman's mother has just won one million food stamps.
- genus: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Les Productions Carle-Lamy
- keyword: drag queen, transvestite, gay theme
- cast: Denise Filiatrault, Michelle Rossignol, Frédérique Collin, Sophie Clément, André Montmorency, Amulette Garneau
