Jean-Michel Bouchard
In an era of political correctness, identity evolution, protests, cultural scandals, activism, media storms, and other disputes, an elderly man no longer having faith in humanity, discovers new landmarks and thus his happiness.
Édouard
Un personaje público retirado y profesor de historia comienza a perder la memoria y debe aprender a ser más discreto en sus expresiones.
Frère Léon
1949. Brother Jean, a progressive teacher and passionate amateur archaeologist, plans to conduct excavations with his students in order to prove the presence of a Viking settlement along the shores of the St-Lawrence River.
Tom
Esta es la historia de tres ancianos que han elegido retirarse del mundo y vivir en los bosques de Canadá. Al tiempo que un gran incendio amenaza la región, alguien llega hasta su escondite: una joven fotógrafa que busca a un tal Boychuck. Y no es la única. Poco después, una mujer de más de 80 años aparece como una brisa ligera que alborotará sus vidas. Mientras intentan comprender la historia de Boychuck a través de sus pinturas, algo extraordinario surgirá entre todos ellos.
Sylvain 'The Brain' Bigras
Pierre-Paul, de 36 años, un intelectual y doctor en filosofía se ve obligado a trabajar como repartidor para tener un salario decente. Un día, mientras entrega un paquete, se topa con la escena de un robo a mano armada que ha salido mal con un resultado de dos muertos. Se encuentra con dos bolsas de deporte repletas de billetes. Pierre-Paul se enfrenta a un dilema: largarse con las manos vacías o coger el dinero y huir... Sucesora temática de las películas de Denys Arcand 'El declive del imperio americano' y 'Las invasiones bárbaras'.
Paul Bougon
Paul Bougon ignites social media networks and public opinion after his brief participation in a television program. Having become an instant celebrity thanks to his outspokenness, he decides to go into politics and founds his own party. With the help of his devoted entourage and at the head of the PEN (Parti de l’Écœurement National) [National Disgust Party], he wins the elections and becomes Premier. The challenges of his new career place him in front of heartbreaking choices.
Paul Rivest
Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural resources are being exploited.
Colonel
In 1940s Montreal, a young man wrestles with his emotions for his domineering twin sister and his best friend's girlfriend.
The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his 2 sons, having decided not to give them back to their mother after she won custody of the children. The children Okyesa and Tsali must grow up in the shadow, hunted by the police but always free and on the move.
Fred
Christmas 1967, when hockey was played on outdoor rinks. The Boys form the parish's second team and are guaranteed participation in the Holiday Tournament as they are the hosts. Despite limited talent, they dream of victory. Off the ice, they will have to deal with all kinds of moments that one experiences at that age; some funny and some difficult. Together, however, they will face them. Together, they will try to grow, because this is how they have chosen to live: Together.
Conrad
Mistakenly believing that he will be let go from the company, Philippe decides to sabotage the production at Saucibec. Upon learning that he is not the one who will be laid off, he will go to great lengths to right his wrongs ... but it's already too late ...
El Circo Igor acaba de contratar a dos nuevas acróbatas: las siamesas Rose y Violet, que comparten un brazo y realizan giros, piruetas y saltos iluminadas por los focos de la carpa. Todo les augura un futuro triunfal, pero cuando el hombre más fuerte del mundo se une a la "troupe", las cosas se complican. (FILMAFFINITY)
Marcel Lajoie
Dr. Robert Block
When the distinguished psychiatrist Robert Block discovers that his young wife Carole has betrayed him, he is thrown completely off balance. His jealousy hinders him from caring for his patients as responsibly as he should, until Léo Debond , a psychotic and depressive single, seeks his help. Robert sees him with a mixture of compassion and secret contempt. After Carole wants to leave him for good, he takes advantage of Léo’s trust and dependence and makes him an accomplice in a secret plan aiming to end his own pain.
Notary Lebel
Jeanne y Simon Marwan son dos mellizos cuya madre, que lleva mucho tiempo sin hablar, está a punto de morir. Pero, antes del fatal desenlace, les da dos cartas que deben ser entregadas a un padre al que creían muerto y a un hermano cuya existencia desconocían. Ambos emprenderán un viaje al Líbano para localizarlos y encontrar respuestas a su existencia. Basada en una obra de teatro de Wajdi Mouawad.
Réjean
Lorsque vous rencontrez Réjean, (Rémy Girard) il est impossible de séparer le monde réel de son imaginaire. Biographe de métier, son rôle est d’embellir la vie de ses clients. Très bientôt, Réjean sera confronté au même problème sur le site de rencontre Réseau Contact. Il doit faire parvenir une vidéo qui parle de lui, de sa vie. Bref, d’être vendeur. Hésitant, il commence à raconter sa vie à la caméra. Tant bien que mal, il essaye désespérément de reconstruire sa vie tel qu’il s’en souvient. Malheureusement, sa profession déteint sur sa propre histoire. Pris au jeu, il choisira la facilité en se cachant derrière sa technique, pour faire de sa vie une aventure rocambolesque digne d’un auteur à succès. Une histoire à la fois drôle et poignante remplie d’intrigues où le spectateur tentera de discerner le vrai du faux. Y’en aura pas de facile.
Hervé Mercure
Bruno Hamel es un cirujano de 38 años. Vive en Drummondville con su esposa Sylvie y su hija Jasmine de ocho años. Como muchas personas felices, lleva una vida tranquila hasta una hermosa tarde de otoño, cuando su hija es violada y asesinada. A partir de entonces, el mundo de la familia Hamel se derrumba. Cuando arrestan al asesino, un proyecto terrible germina en la mente ensombrecida de Bruno. Planea capturar al "monstruo" y hacerle pagar por su crimen. El día que el asesino aparece en la corte, Hamel, que había preparado su plan con gran detalle, secuestra al monstruo y luego envía a la policía un breve mensaje indicando que el violador y asesino de su hija iba a ser torturado durante 7 días y luego ejecutado. . Una vez cumplida esta tarea, se entregará.
Charles Bérubé
To save the life of fellow cop kidnapped by a biker gang, a father and a son who cannot stand the sight of each other infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy for fathers and sons. Their biggest challenge is to survive the therapy without killing each other.
Monseigneur Madore
A woman seeks revenge over false accusations of murder.
Michel
Henri Leduc
Jean-Paul, a successful plastic surgeon, separates from his wife and he sees his life turn upside down when everyone in his family blame him for all their troubles.
Lucien Rivard
The world is still reeling from the assassination of JFK - but has yet to lose his kid brother Bobby. In the midst of all this, a reluctant hero by the name of Lucien Rivard becomes enmeshed in a web of global political intrigue and corruption.
Le surintendant Aurèle Laliberté
Georges
Hace un año, Nicolás era un exitoso fotógrafo. Trabajaba en una revista de farándula y vivía con su novia Margarita. Todo parecía ir de maravilla. Hasta el día que encontró a su novia a punto de hacer el amor con Mallarino, su jefe y dueño de la editorial donde trabaja. En ese momento perdió a Margarita, su casa y de paso su empleo.
In 1947 Whitbourne, Newfoundland, Alan Hepditch, a by-the-books but squeamish and somewhat dimwitted criminologist is constantly being tormented by his fellow ranger candidates and his sergeant, Bill O'Mara. Before Hepditch can quit, O'Mara, as a sort of punishment, assigns him to his first posting at Swyer's Harbour, where five sheep mutilations have taken place over the past year. When he arrives in Swyer's Harbour, Hepditch has a more serious crime to investigate, that of the murder of a local, mentally slow woman named Tryphenia Maud Pottle, better known to the locals as Young Triffie.
Father St. Pierre
Expulsados para siempre del patinaje artístico después de pelearse en directo en mitad de los Juegos Olímpicos, dos antiguas estrellas de este deporte encuentran que la única forma de volver a la competición es tener que presentarse en pareja. (FILMAFFINITY)
Richard Growe
A reporter who's soon to receive the Journalist of the Year Award hits a young hare on his way home. He gets out of the car to see if it's ok, but the hare runs off deeper into the forest, taking him on adventure of self-discovery.
Stan
After four years of absence, the Boys are back on the ice! This time, the stake of the Canadian amateur tournament in which they participate is a game against the Legends of the National Hockey League.
Tony Bergeron
In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his team and the fans. In the face of these doubts, Richard eventually shows the kind of aggressive and skillful play that would make him one of the greatest players of all time as "The Rocket." However for all his success, Richard and his fellow French Canadians face constant discrimination in a league dominated by the English speaking. Although a man of few words, Richard begins to speak his own mind about the injustice which creates a organizational conflict that would culminate in his infamous 1955 season suspension that sparks an ethnic riot in protest. In the face of these challenges, Richard must decide who exactly is he playing for.
Oréus Mailhot
After the sudden death of her mother, Aurore Gagnon is abused by her disturbed step-mother as her town remains in the silence followed by her death. Based on a true story.
Morissette
The oldest daughter of an impoverished Montreal family, Monique Sparvieri vows to find a way to get out of the ghetto in which she lives. Abandoned by Michael, the love of her life, Monique finds herself alone again when her second husband, Gaston, is sentenced to ten months in prison. While many other women her age are still dreaming of Prince Charming, Monique takes her own destiny in her hands. She and her new love, Gerald Simard, plan a series of bank robberies. Intoxicated by passion and success, Monique isn't afraid of anything and she wants to make sure that her children don't experience the same miserable upbringing as she did.
Rémy
Rémy está hospitalizado y su exmujer llama al hijo de ambos, Sébastien, para que acuda a visitar a su padre. El joven decide que, para animar a su progenitor, debe reunir a su antiguo grupo de amigos, supervivientes del naufragio de la contracultura
Père Laloge
The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
Stan
Three years have passed. The Boys are still a great hockey team in a garage league. Their coach Stan, in France for three years, returns from his trip to the delight of his troops. However, a wealthy businessman appears in the background and the players feel drawn to the lure of profit until the point where the Boys will face... the Boys.
Stan
Our Boys are back a year after their last adventures. This time around, the players of Quebec's most popular garage league travel to Chamonix, France, to take part in an international amateur hockey tournament.
Louis
Sorensen "el Sueco", el desalmado alcaide de una prisión de Dakota del Norte, tiene dos hijas gemelas que se quedan embarazadas de dos caraduras, Bud y Larry. Aunque el Sueco aceptará el matrimonio para preservar el honor de sus hijas, eso no le impedirá hacerle la vida imposible a sus yernos.
Customs Agent (Montréal)
En un taller de la Italia del siglo XVII, un maestro artesanal crea su obra definitiva, un violín perfecto y barnizado en rojo, para su hijo a punto de nacer. A partir de ese momento, el instrumento viaja de mano en mano desde Europa a Canadá, pasando por China, hasta la época actual.
Stan
Every Monday evening, at the arena, eleven men get together to lovingly put on the jersey of the Boys, the hockey team of a "garage" league to which they belong. As Stan, their revered trainer, would affectionately say, they have the "puck" tattooed on their hearts. It doesn't matter if they are lawyers, policemen, mechanics or unemployed, as soon as they enter the locker room, everyone forgets their age, their work and their problems.
This Canadian science-fiction film takes place at the beginning of the 20th Century in an unnamed city where eager Jules (Emmanuel Bilodeau) is a member of a scientific team researching the secrets of immortality. The scientists uncover a buried pyramid containing an embalmed body with a heartbeat -- but minus a soul. Heading into the city at night, Jules hopes to locate the soul. He encounters Sophie (Lucille Fluet) who seems to have some answers to the mystery. Scripted and directed by Oliver Asselin, the film features first-rate production values. Shown at the 1997 Montreal Film Festival.
The Baroness
Historia que se mueve hacia atrás y adelante en el tiempo sobre dos homosexuales, desde que ambos eran unos jóvenes estudiantes amigos que se enamoraron del mismo chico. Años después, en 1952, uno de ellos está moribundo en la cárcel y el otro es un obispo en Quebec.
Bob
Marie, incapable of choosing between three marriage proposals, decides to give up. Circumstances mean that the three men meet. Far from being hostile, Stéphane, Fabrice and Paul console each other....
Cyrille Marquis
In 1863, when a legless, shipwrecked man washes up on the Acadian coast, he's taken to the home of Jean the Corsican, a burly and bitter former soldier, and his childless young wife, Julitte. The man, who is young, handsome, and well-dressed, remains mute as Julitte nurses him back to health. Jean, meanwhile, who is inexplicably estranged from Julitte and an outsider to townspeople, continues his hunt for pirate treasure, rumored to be hidden in a cave by the sea. The treasure is his ticket out of Acadia. As loneliness and Eros draw Julitte and the mysterious Jérôme together, something's got to give.
Leo
Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles...
Consul
Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sarah recalls her life. 6: At a diplomatic reception, an older woman reminisces about her grand love in Montreal.
Rémy
When Remy, an ad consultant, falls in love with Sarah, the newest star of an ad campaign, sparks fly. The only problem is that they are both married. Sarah's husband knows she will eventually get tired of Remy while his wife just can't let go. At first she throws him out, begs him to come back, cheats on him, hates him, and finally slumps into the worse depression ever. It is amazing what love can do...
Martin
To a non-French speaker, the word La Pagaille looks charming, elegant, even tidy. However, it means "a mess," and a mess is just what the happily divorced Martin gets into when he and his ex-wife Brigitte, the mother of his children, rekindle their long-dormant relationship and announce that they intend to move back in together. Not only do the children find this whole thing confusing, but the husband's and the wife's lovers are equally befuddled. Add to that the need for Martin to meet Brigitte's lover and vice-versa, and you have the beginnings of a mess. When it begins to seem to Brigitte's former lover that he has offended the Muslims with a book he translated and he is slated for death, the whole thing grows yet more complicated. In this comedy, this list only scratches the surface of the messes these people must confront.
Pierre Champagne
On Christmas eve a journalist witnesses a theft in a mall and then tracks one of the thieves to later be taken as his hostage in the radio station he works for.
Steve
The title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't assume that it's just another kung fu epic. Rather, the film is a likeable mixture of science fiction and humor, centered around the money-making schemes of star David La Haye. Unable to make ends meet with his minimum-wage job, La Haye hires himself out as a guinea pig to genially loopy scientist Marie Tifo. It is the doctor's contention that a person's intelligence can be artificially increased. La Haye proves her right...up to a point, that is. Extremely popular in Canada, Dans le Ventre du Dragon has yet to receive proper distribution in the States.
Martin
En Montreal, un joven artista acepta la propuesta de un sacerdote para representar la Pasión de Cristo en los jardines de la parroquia, interpretando él mismo el papel de Jesús. No tardan en darse lugar las desavenencias entre el equipo artístico y la comunidad parroquial.
Monsieur Litwin
A quiet painter, separated from his wife for a year, receives a suitcase in the mail from his mother, whom he hasn't seen since infancy. He believes she abandoned him to his wealthy, paternal grandparents. The suitcase contains mementos and a diary, a long letter to him, written over the years, with details of her youth, her first job as a pianist at a cinema, the coming of talkies, her marriage, and how he came to live with his grandparents. As he reads through the materials and her story comes to life, his son Antoine, who's about 10 or 12, tries to break through his father's silence and sorrow by taking matters into his own hands.
Félix Cotnoir
A Montreal man imagines a mermaid in place of the writer whose picture appears on a novel.
Fernand
Three couples meet at one of them for a slide show evening. But nobody takes pleasure in this evening, where triumphs the banality of the exchanges: it is a socialization forced by the bonds of the neighborhood, devoid of empathy or sincerity.
Rémy
Uno de los grandes éxitos del cine canadiense de los años ochenta. El director francófono -natural de Quebec- Denys Arcand retrata dos grupos, uno de hombres y otro de mujeres, que hablan de sexo, de sus fantasías, sus fustraciones, sus intimidades...
Annonceur de la radio
Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unhappy Ovide feels for Marie - a young French woman he had met. But his catholic background and surrounding can't let him love another woman or divorce from his wife. So Ovide finishes with Marie and plans a trip with Rita hoping for reconciliation. At the last instant he announces to Rita that he can't make the trip. She goes alone. The plane explodes, and Ovide is suspected and arrested for this horrible crime.
Henri-Paul
A city neighborhood is frightened by a strangler and a voyeur. The police detectives, headed by Léopold Latour, are not very efficient in their investigations, though detective Édouard Lambert does a little sleuthing on his own.
Amant de maman
A woman attempts to resume her place in the family that she abandoned years earlier.
A customer at the restaurant
Each married on their side, a teacher and a sociologist meet by chance in Quebec. Political and intellectual discussions followed a brief mad love.