Set on an ice-encircled island in the St. Lawrence, this is a drama of passion and violence. An old man, attached to his ancestral home and traditions, is confronted by his son, an immature young man who has no time for these values. The outcome is tragic as the father refuses to let his home fall into the hands of outsiders.
A priest and nun, haunted by physical longings, leave their respective callings. Even after their desires are fulfilled they experience crisis of faith.
An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability.
Un sacerdote escucha la confesión de un criminal. Cuando las circunstancias implican al cura, y las sospechas de la policía recaen sobre él, entonces tendrá que afrontar una espinosa situación: no puede contar lo que sabe; tiene, pues, que encubrir al culpable porque está obligado a respetar el secreto de confesión.
En un pequeño pueblo de Quebec, el Dr. Pearson comienza a recibir cartas en la que se le amenaza para que rompa con el supuesto romance que está sosteniendo con Cora Laurent y simultáneamente, muchas otras personas comienzan a recibir misivas donde se amenaza con hacer públicas sus faltas. ¿Quién es? ¿Qué intereses tiene? El Dr. Pearson y el psiquiatra Laurent se disponen a averiguarlo.
Filmed in French, this Canadian film was based on a popular Quebec-based radio serial. The man of the title is miserable miser Seraphim (Hector Charland). Misanthropic to the point of insanity, Seraphim takes great pleasure in destroying the lives of everyone with whom he comes in contact. His current target is Alexis (Guy Provost), the ex-lover of Seraphim's long-suffering wife Donalda (Nicole Germain). Taking into consideration its daytime-drama source, it's understandable that Un Homme et Son Peche is plotted and paced like a soap opera. Star Hector Charland had previously spent 10 years portraying Seraphim on radio, so he's got plenty of "mean" at his disposal for this big-screen spin-off.
After hearing that a famous actress is dying in a hospital after being hit by a car, a reporter goes to the hospital to interview the actress. She then tells the reporter that her wealthy fiance, who was killed in an accident several years before, was actually murdered. Before long the reporter finds herself in a web of corruption, mental illness and murder.
