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Viviane, a prodigal child, tries to regain her place in the family she abandoned. Hurt by the desertion and the absence of their beloved, her father and younger sister have created an airtight, troubled world on which rests their security. A hard, moving film shot in the magnificent setting of the Island of Orleans from a script by Réjean Ducharme.Read More »
On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo (Once Upon a Hunt’s Guy L’Ecuyer) races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight mass. The feature directorial debut of celebrated filmmaker Gilles Carle, The Merry World of Leopold Z is an offbeat holiday treat that builds to a disarmingly resonant conclusion.Read More »
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One 24 December, Léopold Tremblay, 32 years old, a snow removal worker, is busy with the snowstorm falling on Montreal. But he must also think of buying gifts for his wife and son, picking up his cousin returning from the South at the train station, and moving furniture for his friend Théo. At 11 p.m., the snow lets up and Léopold can finally go to midnight mass at St. Joseph’s Oratory, where his son sings in the choir.Read More »