
Birthday:
10-05-1944
(80 years)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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One Summer
Act like Madame Cécile
event2023 star_border 7.4
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For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a worn-out man. Exhausted from running his church, which serves as a shelter, and overwhelmed by the bills they can no longer pay, Marc must face the facts: he will have to shut down his church. Like a call from Providence, he inherits a property in the Bas-du-Fleuve region and decides to take a group of homeless people with him, who, like himself, need a vacation.
Lost Song
Act like Patricia
event2008 star_border 5
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Pierre and Elisabeth, a couple in their thirties, move with their baby into a cottage on a lake for the summer. The setting is idyllic, and the couple’s happiness seems within reach. Every day, Pierre goes to work in the city while Elisabeth rehearses for an upcoming voice recital. Despite the benevolent presence of her mother-in-law who lives in the neighbouring house, the young woman feels isolated and overwhelmed in her new role as a mother. Her entourage is concerned, but no one fully grasps the extent of Elisabeth’s distress. Muted violence soon takes hold and tightens its grip.
Pour t'enlacer
Act like Béatrice
event2022
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This film tells the story of Noah, a young woman in her late twenties, who, the day after an unattached affair, finds herself pregnant and forced to make a heartbreaking choice. It is by turning to the tranquility of the countryside and to the wisdom of his grandmother Beatrice that Noah will be able to advance, step by step, in his thinking. It is sheltered by the grandiose calm of the great outdoors and by the love of his grandmother, beyond judgment, that Noah will be able to put his thoughts in order and make his decision.
Notre Dame de Moncton
Act like Victorine
event2022 star_border 9
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Anna (Laurie Gagné) is going through a particularly stressful time: she is preparing to reconnect with Jason (Thomas Lapointe), the son she was forced to place for adoption almost 20 years ago. Unable to go through with this meeting, she takes refuge, clandestinely, in the house of an elderly couple. A dramatic event changes everything and forces Anna to forge an impromptu relationship with Victorine (Louise Turcot). The strange cohabitation of these two women will help them find the courage to face their trials.
Testament
Act like Madame Demers
event2023 star_border 6.6
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In an era of political correctness, identity evolution, protests, cultural scandals, activism, media storms, and other disputes, Jean-Michel, a 70-year-old single man, has lost all his bearings in this society. He lives in a retirement home located in a heritage building, managed with care and precision by Suzanne. Their peace is shaken by the arrival of young activists who demand the destruction of a historic fresco. Overwhelmed by an era dominated by political correctness, Jean-Michel will regain faith in humanity with the birth of an unexpected love.
Hôtel Silence
event2024 star_border 6.8
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Jean, in his fifties, has lost his lust for life. He leaves Canada for a faraway country, somewhere in Europe. A beautiful place to end his days, he thought. But that was without counting on the formidable resilience of the inhabitants and residents of the Hotel Silence.
Miss Boots
Act like Viviane
event2024 star_border 8.5
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When an orphaned girl loses her grandmother, her uncle, a one hit wonder opera composer, needs to take care of her until a foster family is found, while also struggling to finish his next big hit.
L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)
Act like Rolandine
event1973 star_border 2.3
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Two monks come to a small village to lead a simple life but their first act of charity is to try and seduce one of the village women.
Our Loved Ones
Act like Aline Leblanc
event2015 star_border 6.9
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1978. In a small village in Bas-St-Laurent, Guy’s tragic death is a shock for the Leblanc family. For many years, the real cause of his death is kept hidden from some members of the family, including his son David. The latter in turn starts his own family with his wife Marie. He lovingly raises his children Laurence and Frédéric, but deep within him harbours a persistent melancholy.
Two Women In Gold
Act like Violette Lamoureux
event1970 star_border 3.9
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Two bored Montreal housewives (Monique Mercure & Louise Turcot), with inattentive husbands (Marcel Sabourin & Donald Pilon), and lots of time on their hands, amuse themselves by paying the local tradesmen something extra to give them amorous attention. Their entertainment leads to frantic confusion, however, when one of the visiting gentlemen - shall we say - 'expires'. The housewives deal with their unpleasant situation quite energetically.
Miraculum
Act like Louise
event2014 star_border 5.3
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Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the miracle survivor of a plane crash. Two sexagenarians, a bartender and a parking lot attendant want to explore their forbidden passions. A conservative, well-off couple drown their disappointments in booze and gambling. And a man does his utmost to make amends for an irredeemable action, bringing us to a plane bound for Cuba. An ensemble film where every character affects the lives of others.
Here and Now
Act like Judith
event1970 star_border 4
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A young Montreal woman has an affair with a famous French author, and the experience helps to teach her a number of things about life and love.
Panique
event1977 star_border 5.3
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Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
event1974 star_border 1
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While on his honeymoon, a man who suddenly becomes impotent, tries to recover his virility.
Master Cats
Act like Louise Latendresse
event1971
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An example of 1970's Maple Syrup cinema from Quebec, this whimsical and sexy tale revolves around two trickster roommates and the women in their lives who want to see them settle down.
Shooting Star
Act like Madeleine Lemieux
event2005 star_border 6.2
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Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
Skin and Bones
Act like La mère
event1988
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Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are called Annie, Andréanne, Hélène, Eisha. They have in common their youth and charm - as well as a terrible tendency to self-destruct.
Charming
Act like Lisette
event2021
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Living alone with her pet vacuum cleaner in a depressing elderly center, Lisette hopes to find love online, but ends up becoming friends with Jules, a young janitor.
Henri Henri
Act like Jacqueline (voice)
event2014 star_border 6.5
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Henri was raised by religious in a convent and lived with them until the women, now elders, moved, leaving him alone. Henri fixes lamps. Since his young age, he's been replacing burned light bulbs and illuminates people's lives. After following signs, he finds himself working in a lamp company. Through his new work, he meets an old man trying to never forget his glory days and a blind woman, teller in an adult cinema, with whom he falls in love.
La naissance d'une messe
event2002
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Making of documentary filmed over months of rehearsal and experimentation between director André Brassard and the cast to flesh out Michel Tremblay's "Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d’été".
Elle va crier
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Audrey, a woman in her mid-fifties, has never been able to make peace with her tumultuous family history. A clumsy mother, an emotionally distant father and sexual assaults that have gone unreported. She now decides to confront her demons. Supported by her son, the director of the documentary, she revisits a striking scene from her past: the moment when she told her parents that her grandfather had raped her. Together, through a year-long production process, they transform this awkward exchange into a moment of communion, thanks to actors, a set and Audrey's desire to do herself justice.
Feux
Act like Gisèle Grenier (10 ep.)
event2016
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Claudine Grenier and Marc Vézina are reunited by chance after more than 30 years. When she was a teenager, Claudine used to babysit Marc. The boy was secretly madly in love with her until one day, his mother died in a fire that started immediately after Claudine left the house. Now, convinced that Claudine is the love of his life, he wants to win her heart, despite the fact that they are both married with children. Charmed and touched by Marc's interest in her, as she approaches 50, will Claudine allow herself a fling, a brief affair before returning to her normal life?
A Sudden Text
Act like Ginette St-Pierre (2 ep.)
event2014 star_border 0.5
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Maude, Jennifer, Melanie, Vincent, and Sami navigate adolescence and the ups and downs of high school in a changing digital world amid the emergence of social media. The group gathers their talents and passions around the common project of revitalizing the student newspaper, with a goal toward changing the world. Brimming with optimism and fraught with anxiety, with a lot of laughs along the way the teens learn a lot about themselves as they explore relationships, commitment, and what it's like to be a teenager in the 21st century.
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 4
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Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Rue des Pignons
Act like Josée Brissette (2 ep.)
event1966
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Rue des Pignons was a French-Canadian TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada has reportedly lost most of the episodes of the series, only managing to trace about 35 of the 427 episodes from 1966 to 1977. The program's theme song was composed and recorded by Pierre Brabant who also played much of the show's background music.
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