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Worst Case, We Get Married
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Worst Case, We Get Married(2017)

6.4
91Minutes

Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored. Aïcha longs for him to come back and take her away. When she meets Baz, a man twice her age, it’s love at first sight for her; the real kind, the one that hurts. Baz wants to help this lost little girl, but she wants much more from him, and is ready to do anything to get it.

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Hôtel Silence
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Hôtel Silence(2024)

6.4
96Minutes

Jean, in his fifties, has lost his lust for life. He leaves Canada for a faraway country, somewhere in Europe. A beautiful place to end his days, he thought. But that was without counting on the formidable resilience of the inhabitants and residents of the Hotel Silence.

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A Woman in Transit
Movie

A Woman in Transit(1984)

5.8
89Minutes

Saad is a young Moroccan illegal immigrant who, together with his Iranian boyfriend Reza, attempts the perilous journey to America. As soon as they arrive in Montreal, Saad is called upon to save his lover from certain deportation to Iran, where a likely death awaits him. In a desperate ploy, Saad manages to seduce a Canadian immigration official. This impromptu romance brings him close to the comfortable America he idealized on the beaches of Tangier and undermines his heroic mission.

The Passion of Augustine
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The Passion of Augustine(2015)

7.2
103Minutes

The Passion of Augustine is a film about Sister Augustine, a dedicated music teacher at a convent school in rural Quebec. As she navigates the changing times and pressure from the Catholic Church, Sister Augustine's passion for music and her students is tested. The film explores themes of love, faith, and sacrifice.

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The Blue Butterfly
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The Blue Butterfly(2004)

6.2
tomato44%
PG
97Minutes

The Blue Butterfly is a heartwarming adventure film about a young boy named Pete who has a terminal illness. On a trip to Costa Rica, he meets an entomologist and becomes fascinated with finding a rare Blue Morpho butterfly. With the help of his new friend and a local guide, Pete embarks on a dangerous expedition deep into the jungle, facing various challenges along the way. Through this journey, Pete learns about courage, redemption, and the power of love.

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Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
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Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's(2008)

7.1
97Minutes

Set in the 1960s, a teenage girl's life is turned upside down when her mother leaves the family to find herself. As she navigates her father's extramarital affair, her gay father's hidden sexuality, and her own personal growth, she discovers the importance of family and the complexities of love.

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Anne Trister
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Anne Trister(1986)

7.2
103Minutes

After the death of her father, Anne — a brilliant but emotionally unstable painter/sculptor — returns from Switzerland to her home town in Quebec. Setting up a studio, she becomes obsessed with her work, to the extent that she grows farther and farther from her Swiss lover.

Montreal Stories
Movie

Montreal Stories(1991)

6.1
125Minutes

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.

Pink Ribbons, Inc.
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.(2011)

7.3
tomato89%
NR
97Minutes

Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011) is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the world of breast cancer awareness and the marketing tactics employed by corporatism. It sheds light on the impact of the pink ribbon campaign and raises important questions about the true intentions and effectiveness of these initiatives.

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The Last Escape
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The Last Escape(2010)

7
91Minutes

Christmas approaches and the Lévesque family has once again gathered for their traditional celebration. But this time there is a mixture of emotions running through each person. The patriarch of the family suffers from a combination of Parkinson’s Disease and heart failure. His life reduced in every way, the end approaches and there are unhappy memories of his once violent and authoritarian past. But his wife, ten children and many grandchildren try to maintain a semblance of the Christmas season.

Straight for the Heart
Movie

Straight for the Heart(1988)

6.9
92Minutes
Rispondetemi
Movie

Rispondetemi(1992)

6.7
18Minutes

As the paramedics pry her hand apart from her dead lover's grip a woman's life flashes before her eyes. Racing to the hospital the stunning skies and rooftops of Montreal from the back of the ambulance are inter-cut with the most exquisitely cinematic memories.

The Savage Woman
Movie

The Savage Woman(1991)

6.8
105Minutes

Marianne, a young Canadian nurse living as an expatriate in Switzerland, is traumatized by a violent incident and becomes lost in the Alps. In time, a Swiss engineer working in the mountains discovers her; he gives her a place to stay and slowly gains her trust as she regains her health. However, he soon discovers she's wanted by the law, and circumstances become difficult for him as he tries to hide her from the authorities.

Hotel Chronicles
Movie

Hotel Chronicles(1991)

5.4
75Minutes

A woman travels across the United States, confronting memory while observing American culture through its hotels and motels.

DirectorsLéa Pool
Double Sentence
Movie

Double Sentence(2016)

6.9

Most women in prison are mothers. When a mother is imprisoned, her newborn or her young child can remain with her in prison or they can be separated and taken in by a family member or by the State. These situations aren't without risk for the child. The film takes the child's point of view and its goal is to cast a light on them: too often they are forgotten, invisible and bare scars for their entire life. The filmmaker follows the daily lives of some of these kids in Bolivia, Nepal, New York and Montreal.

Gabrielle Roy
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Gabrielle Roy(1998)

6.2
77Minutes

Gabrielle's universe, one of Canada's most important French-language writers.

Léa Pool

Born in Switzerland in 1950, Léa Pool emigrated to Canada in 1975 and taught film-making from 1978 to 1983. Named “Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France” in 1994. Lives in Montreal.

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