In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. Read More »
Tag Archives: Canada
Stiletto Dance (2001) Mario Azzopardi, Eric Roberts, Romano Orzari, Shawn Doyle, Drama, Action, Crime
Two undercover police officers must try to prevent a multi-million dollar nuclear arms deal among several mob factions.
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Lies My Father Told Me (1975) Ján Kadár, Len Birman, Marilyn Lightstone, Yossi Yadin, Drama
A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won’t work.
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Montréal la blanche / Montreal, White City (2016) Bachir Bensaddek, Rabah Aït Ouyahia, Karina Aktouf, Reda Guerinik, Drama
In Montreal, one evening when Christmas has fallen during Ramadan, the Muslim fast, the paths of two Algerians cross momentarily, resurrecting a past they thought was long buried. Read More »
N.O.I.R. (2015) Yves Christian Fournier, Salim Kechiouche, Julie Djiezion, Jade-Mariuka Robitaille, Crime, Drama, Romance
Kadhafi, Algerian rapper 26 years, ex-member of a street gang and the father of a young boy out of prison and wants to settle down. Will it happen? Read More »
Trois temps après la mort d’Anna / Mourning for Anna (2010) Catherine Martin, Paule Baillargeon, Denis Bernard, Denise Gagnon, Drama
How to go on living afterwards? It is the end of winter. A young violinist is murdered in her apartment by a stranger. Read More »
Breaking Point (1976) Bob Clark, Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos, Crime, Drama
Vincent Karbone is a leading construction magnate in Philadelphia and a suspected leader of one of the city’s most notorious criminal gangs. Read More »
La coupure / Torn Apart (2006) Jean Châteauvert, Jean-François Boisvenue, Manon Brunelle, Valérie Cantin, Drama
Two people are caught up in an all-consuming and forbidden love in this drama, the first feature from director Jean Chateuvert. Read More »
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002) Mina Shum, Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Comedy, Drama, Family
Mindy Ho, an eccentric, strong-minded 12-year-old, stages Taoist magical experiments to save her harried single mother from financial and romantic ruin.
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The Age of Ignorance / L’âge des ténèbres (2007) Denys Arcand, Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger, Sylvie Léonard, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he’s a mid-level civil servant in Montreal doing his job without care.
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