The Necessities of Life

The Necessities of Life 2008

7.30

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family

2008

The Last Meal

The Last Meal 2024

1

Reynold is dying of cancer. He uses his last meals to share them with his daughter. As the meal progresses, a ritual begins to take hold, the dishes acting as reminders of the past. Vanessa discovers who her father really is.

2024

A Respectable Woman

A Respectable Woman 2023

6.50

Mrs. Lemay has been separated from her husband for 11 years, but takes him back after the death of her partner.

2023

Antigone

Antigone 2019

6.82

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

2019

The Fireflies Are Gone

The Fireflies Are Gone 2018

6.87

The sleepy town where Léo lives doesn’t offer her much chance of self-fulfilment. Extricating herself from her mother’s influence and her constricting environment isn’t easy for the frustrated young woman, yet happiness might be close at hand. A stylistically precise, pop-impressionistic film about a girl’s quest to find out who she really is, featuring the captivating Karelle Tremblay in the lead role.

2018

The Auction

The Auction 2013

6.77

Gaby owns a farm on which he raises lambs: Bouchard & Sons Farm. But he has no sons. Rather, he has two daughters that he raised like princesses and who live far away, in the big city. One day, the oldest asks him for some financial support so she doesn't end up losing her house...

2013

Mourning for Anna

Mourning for Anna 2010

5.30

A mother deals with the violent murder of her daughter.

2010

Novena

Novena 2005

5.60

Two men bond as one recovers from an attack and the other deals with the impending death of his grandmother.

2005

The Salesman

The Salesman 2011

5.90

With an enthralling central performance by Gilbert Sicotte, this masterful debut feature examines the life of the top car salesman in a fading Quebec town as events challenge the 67-year-old’s sense of identity and the meaning of life at the most profound level.

2011

All That You Possess

All That You Possess 2012

5.30

An obsessed scholar attempts to withdraw from the world but finds personal ties drawing him back into the family he had left behind, in this novelistic, beautifully modulated drama from acclaimed Québécois filmmaker Bernard Émond.

2012

La piastre

La piastre 1976

5.00

Robert decides to drop everything and go back to his homeland, accompanied by his daughter and a couple of friends.

1976

Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie

Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie 1976

5.00

In this Canadian character study, a petty thief steals $5,000 from a marching band and heads to the US with his ditzy girl friend and another couple.

1976

The Legacy

The Legacy 2009

6.00

When considering taking a few weeks off, Dr. Rainville places an ad to find a replacement who would agree to take his place in Normétal, in Abitibi. Jeanne Dion from Montreal accepts the offer and goes to the site, where it comes into contact with old customers and the lonely doctor. The problems of the inhabitants of the small community are varied, but Jeanne adapts well to her new environment. When Dr. Rainville was struck by a heart attack, he must still be replaced some time. She could even take his place permanently...

2009

A Place to live

A Place to live 2018

5.20

A recent widow living in a small Quebec town goes to Montreal to visit her busy adult son and daughter, and then on a whim decides to travel to the town of her childhood, where she hadn't set foot in decades.

2018

Tu brûles... tu brûles...

Tu brûles... tu brûles... 1973

4.20

A dropout gets the margins of society and resists his father’s pressure to return to the bosom of the village. The film transcends anecdote by diving into a wacky and unusual universe, full of fantasy, imagination, and visual and sound gags.

1973

A Woman in Transit

A Woman in Transit 1984

5.00

Even though the protagonist of the Canadian Femme De L'Hotel is a female filmmaker, one would think twice before suggesting that this effort by Swiss-born director Lea Pool is autobiographical. Paule Baillargeon portrays a well-known director who returns to her home town of Montreal to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, Paule has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman (Louise Marleau). This element of the plot is briefly forgotten as we get to know the actors in Paule's current project. Then she meets the old lady again, and with mounting incredulity Paule discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.

1984

The Party

The Party 1990

6.50

At a maximum security prison, there is preparation for the annual party where entertainers and strippers are scheduled to perform. But not everyone is having fun. A man is sent to solitary, his wife has a nervous breakdown, and a convict prepares to make a daring escape.

1990

The Wolves

The Wolves 2014

6.20

A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.

2014

Sortie 234

Sortie 234 1988

1

Sortie 234 portrays Renaud's passion for Frank. A passion that reaches its bursting point. But between these two poles of attraction, there is Lucille, Frank's love. Lucille, whom Renaud tries to approach. Lucille who becomes the link between the two men. 'Sortie 234' constitutes a trajectory, beings both similar and different will try if not to join, at least to join and understand each other. You never know what can change your life.

1988