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A Montreal Girl 2010 - 92 min. - fiction - 35mm French with English subtitles Ariane receives notice from her landlord that she has to leave the appartment she's been living in for the last 25 years, in this neighborhood she likes so much. What to do: fight the case one more time or move on? |
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Ponette 2007 - 92 min. - essay - digital video French with English titles Working with a rigorous yet confident and generous French film director (Jacques Doillon), an exceptionally gifted 4 year old actress (Victoire Thivisol) progressively finds her way into her character, on take after another. |
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Following
Catherine 2007 - 94 min. - fiction (with real stuff) - digital video French with English subtitles Animated sequences, documentary and fiction intermingle in constant interplay with reality in this film diary telling the story of a 40 years old student in Paris. A fanciful yet acurate view - blending irony, tenderness and gravity - of a mid-life assessment. |
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La
beauté du geste 2004 - 97 min. - documentaire - vidéo numérique French A look behind the scenes of the Cinémathèque québécoise, the year of it's 40th anniversary. A reflexion on the history, the present stakes and the future of this jewel of Montreal's cultural life. |
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Amalgames 2002-2003 - 8 X 10min. - documentary - digital video French A serie of post card style short films, sent to friends from Paris during a long trip and presented every month from October to June at the Cinémathèque québécoise. |
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Lettre
à Robert Daudelin 2002 - 6 min. - lettre vidéo - digital video French A tribute to the beloved director of the Cinémathèque québécoise, presented during a celebration of his career, on February 2nd, 2002. |
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Lonesome
Monsieur Turgeon 2001 - 13 min. - animation - 35mm French (but very little dialogue) Monsieur Turgeon is a lonely bachelor. When his fantasies about a female companion fail to materialize, he tries to fill the void with an overabundance of consumer goods. There is nothing in his life but the raucous music of his neighbor, until... |
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L'opinion
de Monsieur Turgeon 1996 - 1 min. - animation - Hi8 video French Monsieur Turgeon couragiously answer a question in a very special survey. |
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Revoir
Julie (Julie and me) 1998 - 91 min, - fiction - 16mm French with English subtitles After a break up, Juliet is putting her life back together. Top of her 'things to do' list is to see an old friend she has'nt seen for 15 years. Juliet visits Julie in the country, and the two spend all week end talking, eating and trying to catch up. |
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Bridge 1994 - 23 min. - experimental - Betacam video French A reflection on mother daughter relationships through a game of bridge: a neutral communication system which becomes a meeting point between the two women. |
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Claire
et l'obscurité 1992 - 16 min. - danse film- 16mm without dialogue Women facing violence. Based on Brouhaha Danse Group show in memory of their colleague and friend, Claire Samson, murdered in the back of the very chic clothing store where she was working. |
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La
tranchée 1991 - 26 min. - fiction - 16mm French A young couple dreams of travels. The fridge dies. The landloard doesn't like his tenant to sing Verdi in the shower. This all seems to be leading to a war. |
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Close relations 1990 - 20 min. - fiction - 16mm English A young man returns home from a trip to Africa. His dear sister tells him about the death of their parents in an accident. Their brotherly bond will tight up and then take another meaning. |
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Justine's
film 1989 - 46 min. - fiction - 16mm French with English subtitles A girl with a broken heart seeks refuge among friends to overcome her pain. Unfortunately, she fails at the task and then, she decides to undetake a treatment: a detoxification of love. |
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One overcast afternoon with the Queen of Sweeden 1989 - 12 min. - fiction - 16mm English Two young photographers with no ethical sense try to take the picture of a blabbing bag lady. Despite appearances, she is no fool and have a surprise for them. |
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Déconfiture 1986-90 - 8min. - expérimental - Umatic video French A young couple at breafast. She is making noise with her mouth, he can't stand it anymore. This could easily get out of hand. |
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Gerçure
(A touch of flu) 1988 - 17 min. - fiction - Umatic video French with English subtitles Because of her leaky boots, a young woman catches a big flu. She talks about it as if she was a tv news anchor. A French journalist investigates. A doctor explains the case. Joe six-pack gives us his opinion. |
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L'usure
(By Attrition) 1986 - 8 min. - fiction - shot in Super 8 posted in 16mm French with English subtitles A desert street, two girls: Jo is there to break up with her lover. Lou doesn't want to. An urban lesbian western where sharp words replace gun shots.. |
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À
suivre 1985 - 8 min. - experimental - VHS without dialogue Girl meets boy. They walk and wander in the industrial part of the city near the harbour. |
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involevement in collective films: |
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Un
film de cinéastes 1997 |
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1837
secondes pour l'indépendance 1995 |
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collaboration to other films: |
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Le train by François Girard 1985 - 6 min. - experimental - vidéo sound design with Claude Fafard |
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Le documentariste et ses
outils, à travers les âges by Catherine Goupil 2003 - 53 min - documentary - vidéo additional cinematography in Québec |
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First Take Double Take by Paula Fairfield 1986 - 8 min - fiction - 16mm Sound design collaboration and French version |
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