Hélène Loiselle

Four strangers are wandering through town. Fanny, a young woman who takes care of trees, will cross paths with three people along her way and offer them her help: Jean-Luc is blind, Joséphine has reached the end of her life, and Carole is suicidal.

The supernatural is invoked to save a romance in 19th century Quebec.

Réal and François are two old buddies in their early 30s who reunite at last to unearth a time capsule bottle which contains their dreams and ambitions from 15 years earlier. The problem is, their little treasure is buried on a plot of land that now belongs to a grumpy old coot, Antoine. Paying big bucks to get at their bottle, they discover that Antoine's daughter, Lea is trying to become pregnant and seeks the help of a gay friend to do it. Back in boyhood mode, Lea becomes the object of their desire.

In this tough French-Canadian drama, two outsiders -- one who works with the law, another who lives outside it -- come together with unfortunate consequences. Linda (Sylvie Moreau) is a devoted single mother who will do anything to support her five-year-old daughter, Charlotte (Sarah Lecompte-Bergeron). Unfortunately, a lot of what Linda does best isn't exactly legal, such as luring well-to-do men into the park and then mugging them. One night, Linda is trying to coax a visitor from America into the shadows when the situation starts to go wrong. Meanwhile, Ghislain (Gabriel Arcand) is a shy, lonely fellow who works at the morgue and likes to listen to the blues late at night. In time, we discover that Linda and Ghislain met at one time, leading to an ugly encounter for both of them.

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.

An eccentric old grandmother decides to leave her nagging daughter's house to live on her own. Her teenaged granddaughter seizes the opportunity to go too.

A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.

The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for his new superhighway.

This French-Canadian crime/action drama, which satirizes U.S. crime films, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972 and was well received. In the picture, perfectly ordinary people murder, steal, and torture one another with casual abandon in order to solve their everyday problems.

Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small time waitress, hostess and barmaid. Together, according to the author, they represent the archetypical Québec waitress that everyday waits on us with a smile, despite whatever problems she faces in her personal life. First cinematographic experience of the Brassard-Tremblay tandem, this film full of ironic joy details all the nuances of the waitress living conditions.

크리스마스 무렵의 광산촌. 광산촌의 인부인 조 뿔랭(Jos Poulin: 라이오넬 빌레네브 분)은 사장으로부터 싫은 소리를 듣는다. 그리고 크리스마스 무렵, 그의 장남에게 내년에 학교에 보내 주겠다는 약속을 남기고 집을 떠난다. 어느덧 크리스마스 날이 다가오고 단 몇시간이지만 마을 사람들을 자신들의 가난을 잊고 수다를덜어가며 흥청망청 술을 마시며 따뜻한 정을 나눈다. 그런 와중에 광산의 사장이 마차를 타고 나타나 인부의 아이들에게 장난감을 던져주고 어른들의 마음을 알 리가 없는 아이들은 마냥 행복해 한다. 하지만 브느와와 모리스는 얄미운 사장에게 눈 세례를 퍼붓는다. 얼마 후 조 뿔랭의 장남의 죽어버리자 브느와와 앙트완느 아저씨(Uncle Antoine: 쟝 듀세뻬 분)는 그의 관을 짠다. 조 뿔랭의 가족에게 위로의 말을 전하고 일을 마치고 돌아오는 앙트완느 아저씨는 브느와에게 자신이 지금까지 살아온 일에 대해 넋두리하며 괴로워한다. 한편 상점으로 돌아온 브느와는 페르낭과 앙트완느 아저씨의 불륜 장면을 목격하고 몹시 혐오스러워 한다.