New 4K Restoration A lacerating biopic of Jake LaMotta, the middleweight boxing champion who was known as “The Bronx Bull” and “The Raging Bull” during his brief reign. LaMotta had early lessons in life: to steal and to fight. He channelled his tough childhood into the ring, where his aggression became a way of combating […]
4K Restoration In her breathtaking and assured debut feature, Lynne Ramsay creates a haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland’s national garbage strike of the mid-1970s, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him. Utilizing […]
40th Anniversary RE-ANIMATOR is the ultimate 1980s body horror experience, a joyously grotesque peer of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, Lucio Fulci’s THE BEYOND, and Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a new student at Miskatonic University. He also moonlights as a mad scientist, intent on perfecting a serum that “re-animates” corpses. Soon, everyone […]
Tsai Ming-liang emerged on the world cinema scene in 1992 with his groundbreaking first feature, Rebels of the Neon God. His debut already includes a handful of elements familiar to fans of subsequent work: a deceptively spare style often branded “minimalist”; actor Lee Kang-sheng as the silent and sullen Hsiao-kang; copious amounts of water, whether […]
Special screening with Rebecca Lessard (Editor) and Brittany LeBorgne (Associate Producer) in attendance Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound — yet hidden — Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, “Why do they love us so much?!” and sets […]
In collaboration with the FNC Busted and beaten down, a washed-up porn star flees Los Angeles for his hometown in blue-collar, back-of-beyond Texas. Down on his luck, he appeals to his estranged wife, who warily agrees to put him up for the time being. The return to the fold sets the stage for this smooth-talking […]
January 3rd screening with filmmaker Pascal Plante and actresses Juliette Gariépy and Laurie Babin in attendance Kelly-Anne (Juliette Gariépy) wakes up every morning by the courthouse to secure a seat at the high-profile trial of Ludovic Chevalier (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), a serial killer she is obsessed with. As days go by, the young woman bonds with […]
Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema: discover director’s Atlantis and Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi’s The Tribe In collaboration with FNC In 2014, Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy enlists to fight Russian military forces in the Donbass region, where he is captured by enemy soldiers. Now a prisoner of war, Serhiy is forced to witness horrifying scenes of humiliation and violence at the […]
The time has come: the award-winning shorts from festival REGARD are back at Cinéma Moderne for a memorable 6-film program! Sikiitu (Gabriel Allard, Québec, 27 minutes, 2022) – Canadian Grand Prize Nuisance Bear (Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman, Canada, 15 minutes, 2021) – Best Documentary Award + International FIPRESCI Critics Award Suzanne & Chantal […]
In collaboration with Regard festival, the Cinéma Moderne is proud to present some of the films that have received special awards from the jury in a special showing of 90 minutes. Films that are part of this special showing: INVINCIBLE by Vincent René-Lortie V. O. French / subtitles English Jury Prize winner July 5, 2008. Marc, […]