Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.
We are happy to announce that the Café-bar Moderne is now open to welcome you ALL DAY LONG, 7/7! From now on, you can enjoy our menu of snacks, sandwiches and refreshing drinks as early as 8:30 am. On tap this week: Sour Kettle Brunch – Voxpopuli, QC Blonde Kellerbier – OSHLAG, QC La vie en rousse – […]
December 1st screening with filmmaker Justine Harbonnier in attendance Caiti Lord had always dreamt of being a singer. A born-and-bred New Yorker, she studied at the best music schools and performed on Broadway. Her future was sparkling bright… But today, the only thing that glitters is the snow that falls on the desert. Self-exiled in […]
A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the […]
Special screening with filmmaker Rafaël Ouellet in attendance, in remembrance of Julien Poulin (1946-2025) Widower Germain is an experienced truck driver. One day he becomes involved in an automobile accident that leaves an unknown woman dead. From that moment on he spirals into depression. The movie excels for captivating camerawork and formal and narrative purity. […]
In the early 1990s, CAPTAIN, a former Navy gunner, is now working as a fisherman. He hopes his daughter MIA will one day take over his business. He is determined to protect her from drugs and corruption seeping into the Innu reserve he comes from, brought in from the nearby white village. When Mia reveals […]
*This film is available for FREE on our online platform! “Life is a great adventure.” What better slogan for actor Alexandre Lavigne’s debut feature Carnaval, a revelrous and nostalgic adolescent homage to the 90s, VHS aesthetic included. Unpretentious and sympathetic, this coming of age film follows Julie, 16, as she learns to enjoy the pleasures […]
Part of our summer cycle L’été au Cinéma, Volume 2! Nanni Moretti recounts three entries from his “diary” in the hilarious and intimate self-reflective comedy Caro Diario, which follows the filmmaker’s musing on cinema atop a Vespa, a trip to the Aeolian Islands to work on his new screenplay, and his search for health and […]
In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the […]