Search Results: Returned 8 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 8
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-- Les invasions barbares[2004], p2003., Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm Call No: DVD Fic Barbarian Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Examines the varying personal politics - economic and sexual - at play among an aging group of friends, lovers, and ex-spouses. Remy and Louise are divorced. Their son Sebastien lives in capitalist splendor in London. Their estranged daughter sails boats throughout the world. But the slightly estranged family is brought together by Remy's losing battle with terminal cancer, and the hedonistic, ex-radical father and straight-laced son have to overcome their differences.
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2006., Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic Bon Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A policeman from Toronto, who speaks English, finds himself partnered with a policeman from Quebec, who speaks French. They are forced to work together on an investigation whose geographic jurisdiction is as mysterious as the motive of the crime. They must resolve their personal differences before they threaten the investigation.
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-- It's not me, I swear![2009], p2008., Films Séville : Christal Films [distributor] Call No: FR DVD Fic C'est Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Léon Doré, 10 ans, est tout sauf normal. Il joue aux Légos au milieu de la rue, saccage la maison des voisins et se suicide accidentellement de temps en temps, ce qui irrite son frère Jérôme. Léon et sa mère excellent dans le mensonge, ils ont ça en commun! Mais quand sa mère abandonne la famille pour s'établir en Grèce, l'univers de Léon s'écroule. Pour sublimer la douleur, il tombe amoureux de sa voisine Léa. À l'été 68, ils partiront ensemble sur la route de tout est possible: apprendre à jouer aux Barbies, braver un cyclope, quitter un peu l'enfance et, pourquoi pas, acheter un billet d'avion pour la Gréce."--Conteneur.
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Adult Call No: DVD Fic Corbo Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A teenage Quebecer in the 1960s evolves from pro-independence activist to radical terrorist, in this gripping chronicle of the origins of the FLQ in the decade preceding the 1970 October Crisis.
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2011,p2010., Adult, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Incendies Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After the death of their mother, a set of twins make a life-altering discovery. The pair travels to the Middle East on a mission to uncover the truth about the father they thought was dead who is still very much alive, and the brother they never knew existed. Along the way they will piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate as well as the courage of an exceptional woman.
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(2009)., K-Films Amérique Call No: DVD Fic J'ai Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him more and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence -- artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan."--Internet Movie Database.
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2009., Alliance Vivafilm : Remstar Call No: DVD Fic Polytechnique Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on the events that occurred on December 6, 1989, at Montreal's Polytechnique School, the movie tells us about that specific day through the eyes of two students, Valérie and Jean-François, whose lives have been changed forever, when a young man entered the school with one idea in mind: kill himself and take with him as many women as possible.
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-- La grande séduction[2004], p2003., General, Max Films Call No: FR DVD Fic Seducing Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: St. Marie-La-Mauderne is a tiny fishing village. For eight years the locals have stood in line for weekly welfare checks, remembering the good old days when the catch was good. A small company wants to build a factory on the island, but only if a full-time doctor lives in St. Marie. The situation seems hopeless until a young doctor in Montreal has an unfortunate incident with a traffic cop and finds himself on a boat to the faraway village. In order to convince Dr. Lewis to stay, the town resorts to just a bit of seductive subterfuge.