Vidéographe invites film buffs to a screening of First Works, a program bringing together the first short films of recognized artists in the film industry. The event will include a discussion with several guest filmmakers, including Chloé Leriche, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, Anne Émond, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé and Étienne Lacelle. Through the programming of these nine films made […]
Stéphane Lafleur’s first feature since the 2014 Cannes hit and TIFF selection Tu dors Nicole, Viking is ample proof that the director’s distinctive take on the human condition is as singular as ever — his empathy for those on the outside looking in and his flair for absurdist images are wonderfully present. Viking places Lafleur’s […]
March 13th screening with filmmaker Jean-François Leblanc and screenwriter Samuel Cantin in attendance Lucien is a morose and misanthropic demon who descended to Earth more than 350 years ago. Cloistered in his bookstore, he finds his peace disturbed by the arrival of Daniel, an enthusiastic human assistant. Together, they find themselves on an unlikely mission […]
Special screening with filmmakers André Forcier and Jean-Marc E. Roy in attendance Against the voracious concrete and a ruthless developer, a poet stands tall, the last bulwark against oblivion, like a Gaul defying Caesar. He gathers voices from the past, revives memories, and weaves an ode to Ville Jacques-Cartier’s working-class heritage, a haven where hopes […]
New 4K Restoration Banned in Francisco Franco’s Spain and denounced by the Vatican upon its premiere, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and […]
The sophomore feature from Tsai Ming-liang (REBELS OF THE NEON GOD; GOODBYE, DRAGON INN) finds the acclaimed master of Taiwan’s Second New Wave demonstrating a confident new cinematic voice. VIVE L’AMOUR follows three characters unknowingly sharing a supposedly empty Taipei apartment. The beautiful realtor May Lin (Yang Kuei-mei) brings her lover Ah-jung (Chen Chao-jung) to […]
In collaboration with FNC At the end of the day, what’s life all about? After a recent (and far too close) brush with the Grim Reaper, provocateur filmmaker Gaspar Noé pondered the question. The result is Vortex, arguably his most radical and surprising work to date, which screened to acclaim at the last Cannes Festival. […]
Across various timelines and locations, four characters weave a web of stories that explore human resilience in the face of environmental upheaval. Marie, gripped by obsessive, heart-wrenching questions as a young mother whose child faces a dead-end future, channels her anxiety into passionate activism. Terence, a climate refugee, tells strangers his story in the hopes […]
Part of our summer cycle L’été au Cinéma, Volume 2! Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake in Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Directed by Ted Kotcheff (First Blood) and starring Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Wake in Fright tells the nightmarish story of a schoolteacher’s […]