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Munich
2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Sausage Party
2016 animated film directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan
Incendies
Incendies (; ) is a 2010 Canadian war tragedy film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard.
The Barbarian Invasions
2003 film by Denys Arcand
The Triplets of Belleville
2003 animated comedy film
Martyrs
2008 film by Pascal Laugier
It's Only the End of the World
2016 film by Xavier Dolan
The Red Violin
1998 film directed by François Girard
Heartbeats
2010 film by Xavier Dolan
I Killed My Mother
2009 film by Xavier Dolan
Sunshine
1999 film directed by István Szabó
Mommy
2014 film directed by Xavier Dolan
Sahara
2017 film directed by Pierre Coré
Violette Nozière
1978 film by Claude Chabrol
Monsieur Lazhar
2011 film by Philippe Falardeau
War Witch
2012 film directed by Kim Nguyen
Fatima
2015 film by Philippe Faucon
Ararat
2002 film by Atom Egoyan
C.R.A.Z.Y.
C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 Canadian coming-of-age drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-written by Vallée and François Boulay. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with homophobia while growing up with four brothers and his father in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s. The film employs an extensive soundtrack, featuring artists such as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Patsy Cline, Charles Aznavour, and The Rolling Stones.
The Decline of the American Empire
1986 film by Denys Arcand
Polytechnique
2009 film by Denis Villeneuve
Sweet Movie
1974 film directed by Dušan Makavejev
Matthias & Maxime
2019 film by Xavier Dolan
Babar: The Movie
1989 film by Alan Bunce
Tom at the Farm
2013 film by Xavier Dolan
Laurence Anyways
2012 film by Xavier Dolan
Days of Darkness
2007 film by Denys Arcand
La Révolution française
1989 film directed by Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
2000 film by Patrice Leconte
Léolo
Léolo is a 1992 Canadian coming-of-age fantasy comedy-drama written and directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo "Léolo" Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages in an active fantasy life while growing up with his Montreal family, and begins to have sexual fantasies about his neighbour Bianca, played by Giuditta del Vecchio. The film also stars Ginette Reno, Pierre Bourgault, Andrée Lachapelle, Denys Arcand, Julien Guiomar, and Germain Houde. Gilbert Sicotte narrates the film as the adult Léolo.
Felicia's Journey
1999 film by Atom Egoyan
The Beast
2023 film directed by Bertrand Bonello
The Old Man and the Sea
1999 film directed by Aleksandr Petrov
April and the Twisted World
2015 film by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci
Jesus of Montreal
1989 film by Denys Arcand
Druids
2001 film by Jacques Dorfmann
Aline
2020 film directed by Valérie Lemercier
Café de Flore
2011 film by Jean-Marc Vallée
Hold-Up
1985 film by Alexandre Arcady
A Bag of Marbles
2017 film by Christian Duguay
The Childhood of a Leader
2015 film by Brady Corbet
August 32nd on Earth
1998 film by Denis Villeneuve
The Man Who Planted Trees
1987 short film directed by Frédéric Back
Universal Language
2024 film by Matthew Rankin
Us Two
1979 film by Claude Lelouch
The Nature of Love
2023 film by Monia Chokri
Just a Breath Away
2018 film directed by Daniel Roby
Maelstrom
2000 film by Denis Villeneuve
And Hope to Die
1972 film directed by René Clément
7 Days
2010 film directed by Daniel Grou
Felix and Meira
2014 film by Maxime Giroux
Starbuck
2011 film directed by Ken Scott
Pontypool
2008 film by Bruce McDonald
A Kid
2016 film by Philippe Lioret
It Must Be Heaven
2019 film directed by Elia Suleiman
The Pornographer
2001 film by Bertrand Bonello
Love Songs
1984 film by Élie Chouraqui
The Suicide Shop
2012 film by Patrice Leconte
La Menace
1977 film by Alain Corneau
J.A. Martin Photographer
1977 film by Jean Beaudin