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.
Em A Tortura do Silêncio, o padre Michael Logan (Montgomery Clift), aparentemente um modelo da piedade religiosa, ouve a confissão de um assassino. Testemunhar o ocorrido a partir do ponto de vista do matador e as normas da igreja impedem Logan de falar - mesmo que seja em sua própria defesa - quando evidências circunstanciais apontam o padre como o principal suspeito!
É a estória de um médico em um hospital no Canadá, na província de Quebec, que recebe uma série de cartas. Posteriormente, mais cartas, todas assinadas por um misterioso pseudônimo "Raven", são liberadas para outras pessoas na pequena cidade canadense. A esposa do médico recebe uma carta acusando-a de ter um caso amoroso extraconjugal. Outra carta informa a um veterano de guerra, que fica chocado, que ele está morrendo de câncer, levando-o ao suicídio. Em breve, todos os habitantes da cidade estarão apontando os dedos para todos os possíveis suspeitos.
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.
