The Night Laurier Godreau Woke Up | Embalming the Past in One Part

Michel Marc Bouchard

The Night Laurier Godreau Woke Up

Embalming the Past in One Part

“Dissatisfied with everyone and dissatisfied with myself, I would gladly atone for my guilt and regain a little pride in the silence and solitude of the night. Kindred souls, you whom I have loved, you whom I have sung, strengthen me, support me, turn away from me the lies of the world and its corrupting vapors, and you, Lord, my God! grant me the grace to write a few beautiful verses that would prove to me that I am not the last of men, more miserable than those I despise!” /Charles Baudelaire/

Mireille Larouche is a world-famous embalmer who, after eleven years away, returns to her hometown to embalm her mother. In ancient civilizations, the deceased's relatives took part in the body's final care, and when the family meets in the morgue, the truth about that tragic night when Laurier Godreau woke up is revealed. That's all. It was the night when Laurier Godreau woke up.

Creative team:

Cast: Megija Cvečkovska, Aribella Jauja, Mārtiņš Jaunslavietis, Kurts Kārlis, Mārtiņš Mikožans, Jēkabs Pikšēns, Anna Emanuela Vaice

Director: Gusts Ābele

Translator: Alberts Marks Roze

Set designer, costume designer: Annija Zemīte

Makeup artists: Sarma Tukāne, Jēkabs Pikšēns

Composer: Kurts Kārlis

Movement consultant: Santa Gribuste

Lighting designer: Natālija Jēkabsone

Executive producer: Ance Brīvlauka

Producers: Ance Bergmane, Kristīne Freiberga, Elza Strazdiņa