Special screening with filmmakers Jean-François Lesage and Marie-Ève Juste in attendance A Mile End Tale (Visions du Réel 2014): When human souls break up, they seem irreconcilable. Is there an antidote for heartbreak? Wandering through his neighbourhood after dusk, a young man, searching for answers, inspires friends and strangers to open their hearts to him. […]
The winner of this year’s Œil d’Or (Golden Eye) award at Cannes, this intriguing film portrays the hopeful spirit of the youth movement calling for urgent social change in India. Director Payal Kapadia weaves a narrative from the correspondence between two university students, L and K, whose romance is thwarted by the archaic caste system. […]
Special screening with filmmaker Félix Lamarche in attendance Penetrating through the interstices of the half-closed shutters, a summer light brushes its dappled shadows in Noëlla’s apartment, as she is preparing to receive medical aid in dying. She is assisted by her caregiver, Pierre, who looks after the daily necessities. Dense and diffuse, the last days […]
ROMANCES D’ÉTÉ CYCLE With his raw style of filmmaking, Maurice Pialat has been called the John Cassavetes of French cinema, and the scorching _À nos amours_ is one of his greatest achievements. In a revelatory film debut, the dynamic, fresh-faced Sandrine Bonnaire plays Suzanne, a fifteen-year-old Parisian who embarks on a sexual rampage in an […]
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days. But dragging her into the world of poets may not […]
Screening as part of The Divorced Women’s Film Festival curated by writer Haley Mlotek for the release of her new memoir “No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce”. The screening will be introduced by Haley Mlotek and a special guest. “Every time I’ve remembered watching A Separation, the 2011 film written and directed by […]
ROMANCES D’ÉTÉ CYCLE Feature paired with short film SUMMER LOVE by Virgile Ratelle It’s summer in Montreal and everyone is in love… except you. Late at night, on top of the mountain that overlooks the city, couples lay in the grass and linger in after-hours picnics, bodies move in closer, expressions transform. You roam from […]
*PROGRAMME DOUBLE Film POP et MUTEK présentent: A Symphony of Noise Enrique Sánchez Lansch│Allemagne, 2021│96 min Matthew Herbert, musicien house et compositeur d’avant-garde basé au Royaume-Uni, s’est toujours considéré comme étant un peu espiègle. Cela dit, malgré toutes ses cascades et ses provocations, Herbert cherche avant tout à nous guider vers de nouvelles façons d’écouter. […]
The concluding installment of the “Tales of the Four Seasons” tetralogy is a breezy take on the classic American romantic comedies that influenced Rohmer and his New Wave peers. Set in the Rhône Valley and taking full advantage of its golden vineyards, A Tale of Autumn concerns simultaneous schemes to find a new love for […]
Based on material from popular sports manga author Ikki Kajiwara, A TALE OF SORROW AND SADNESS follows the life of a young model who skyrockets to fame as a pro golfer after a sports magazine editor obtains the rights to her likeness. However, her newfound fame takes a dark turn when an obsessive fan starts […]