Among the most praised and sought-after titles in all contemporary film, this singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema, directed by Edward Yang is finally available for US audiences. Set in the early sixties in Taiwan, A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. A film of both […]
Giovanni, a renowned Italian filmmaker, is about to start shooting a political film. But between his marriage in crises, his co-producer on the verge of bankruptcy and the rapidly changing film industry, everything seems to be working against him ! Always on the edge, Giovanni will have to rethink his way of doing things if […]
In Arnaud Desplechin’s beguiling A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together at Christmas after she learns she needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative. That simple family reunion setup, however, can’t begin to […]
New 4K Restoration Art versus commerce, friendship versus status, independence versus conformity – values clash and collide in Edward Yang’s study of an increasingly Western-influenced country heading into the 21st Century minus a steady moral compass. Moving from breakout hit A Brighter Summer Day’s investigation of the past to a critical survey of the present, […]
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost. *Silver Bear, Best Lead Performance – Berlin Film Festival 2024
Special screening in collaboration with the Club ukrainien de Montréal In his acclaimed debut feature The Distant Barking of Dogs, filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont took on a 10-year-old child’s perspective of the war in Donbass in 2017. Three years later, the war still raging in Ukraine—and now on a scale that is difficult to comprehend—he […]
*In collaboration with the FNC Pierre-Olivier, Émilie, Steve and Nicolas, all aged 14 to 16, live in a Quebec City suburb and have the concerns you’d expect, from falling in love to finding friendship. One wild night, the group experiences something that changes how they see the world. Rough-edged, semi-improvisational and made on a shoestring, […]
The winner of this year’s Œil d’Or (Golden Eye) award at Cannes, this intriguing film portrays the hopeful spirit of the youth movement calling for urgent social change in India. Director Payal Kapadia weaves a narrative from the correspondence between two university students, L and K, whose romance is thwarted by the archaic caste system. […]
Special screening with filmmaker Félix Lamarche in attendance Penetrating through the interstices of the half-closed shutters, a summer light brushes its dappled shadows in Noëlla’s apartment, as she is preparing to receive medical aid in dying. She is assisted by her caregiver, Pierre, who looks after the daily necessities. Dense and diffuse, the last days […]
*PROGRAMME DOUBLE Film POP et MUTEK présentent: A Symphony of Noise Enrique Sánchez Lansch│Allemagne, 2021│96 min Matthew Herbert, musicien house et compositeur d’avant-garde basé au Royaume-Uni, s’est toujours considéré comme étant un peu espiègle. Cela dit, malgré toutes ses cascades et ses provocations, Herbert cherche avant tout à nous guider vers de nouvelles façons d’écouter. […]