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Manufactured Landscapes
Documentary
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is a new documentary exploring the work of celebrated artist Edward Burtynsky. Known for his expansive photographs of industrial sites – quarries, recycling centers, factories, mines, and dams – Burtynsky transforms materials and waste into strikingly beautiful art.
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Café de Flore
Drama, Romance
In 1960s Paris, Jacqueline, a young mother, dedicates herself to caring for her disabled son, Laurent, after being abandoned by her husband. She strives to provide Laurent with a happy, "normal" life. Present-day Montreal introduces Antoine, a successful DJ with…
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Black Christmas
Horror, Mystery, Crime
Holiday cheer turns to fear for the members of Pi Kappa Sigma sorority when unsettling phone calls disrupt their festive season. An unknown person begins making obscene calls with sinister intentions, invading the peace of their home. The sisters must…
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Gambling, Gods and LSD
Filmmaker Peter Mettler travels the globe, seeking to capture how people in different cultures find meaning and live fully. His journey through diverse communities and landscapes becomes a visual and auditory exploration of these perspectives, reflecting the complex and captivating…
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The Decline of the American Empire
Comedy, Drama
Four university professors – Remy, Claude, Pierre, and Alain – gather at a country house to cook a meal together. Their shared cooking and conversation evolve into open discussions about sex, relationships, and personal experiences. Simultaneously, their partners – Louise,…
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Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper
David Rimmer's experimental film focuses on a factory worker carefully unfolding a piece of cellophane. The film transforms this simple act with a captivating sequence of ghostly images, sound manipulations, and altered visuals. It was preserved by the Academy Film…
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Documentary
This documentary explores the life and work of a leading American linguist and political activist. He exposes how corporate media uses propaganda to influence public opinion. The film presents his research and analysis, showing how mainstream media manipulates information for…
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The Heart of the World
Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance
A fantastical story follows two brothers competing for the affection of a scientist who is researching the Earth's core. Their rivalry unfolds against the backdrop of a desperate race to save the world from a deadly heart attack. One brother…
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Monsieur Lazhar
Drama, Comedy
In the depths of a brutal Montreal winter, an elementary school class is devastated by the suicide of their teacher. Bachir Lazhar, a compelling Algerian immigrant, becomes their substitute, tasked with guiding the traumatized children. He carefully hides his own…
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The Corporation
Documentary
Following a late 18th-century legal ruling that established corporations as legal persons, they have become a powerful force in global economics, politics, and society. This film offers a psychological exploration of this corporate "person" through various real-world examples. The analysis…
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Begone Dull Care
Animation, Music
This animated short film visually interprets a performance by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren use a unique technique to paint colors, shapes, and transitions onto a filmstrip, creating a vibrant and immersive experience. The animation captures…
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I Killed My Mother
Drama
Seventeen-year-old Hubert struggles with a complicated relationship with his mother, a mix of love and resentment that grows stronger daily. Following difficult events and heartbreaking moments, Hubert discovers his mother by the Saint Lawrence River, the place where he spent…
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The Devil's Toy
"The Devil's Toy," dedicated to those harmed by intolerance, presents itself as a public service documentary detailing skateboarding's emergence in Montreal. Presented as anti-skateboarding propaganda, the film contrasts official disapproval with the thrill and independence felt by young people skateboarding…
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Documentary, Music
Robb Reiner and Lips, best friends since they were 14, made a promise to play music together for life. Their band, Anvil, known as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal," inspired bands like Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. After a disastrous European…
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The Fly
Horror, Science Fiction
Brilliant scientist Seth Brundle develops revolutionary teleportation technology and decides to be the first human to test it. He steps into the machine, unaware that a housefly has entered with him. During the teleportation process, the fly's genetic material fuses…
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Stories We Tell
Documentary
Sarah Polley, a Canadian actress and filmmaker, explores hidden aspects of her mother's past. She interviews family and friends, but their accounts differ depending on their connection to the events. This creates a series of unanswered questions, as memory is…
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Warrendale
"Warrendale" documents the daily lives of twelve emotionally troubled children and their caregivers at a residential treatment center near Toronto. Filmed over five weeks without narration, interviews, or direction, Allan King captures unscripted moments, creating what he termed "actuality drama."
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The Barbarian Invasions
Comedy, Drama
Years after 'The Decline of the American Empire,' Remy, a middle-aged Montreal college professor, is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son Sebastian, a successful businessman in London, to return home. Sebastian mobilizes his resources,…
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Reason Over Passion
The film features mostly damaged footage of landscapes captured from moving vehicles traveling across the country. Throughout, 537 computer-generated variations of the film's title appear as subtitles, with the letters repeatedly scrambled, disrupting the meaning of Pierre Trudeau's famous phrase.
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Black Robe
Adventure, Drama, History
Father LaForgue travels to the New World with a strong desire to convert the Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Initially welcomed by the native people, he lives among them while quietly trying to introduce his strict religious beliefs. The film examines…
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Videodrome
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
Max Renn leads a TV channel focused on popular, low-quality programming. Seeking new material, he discovers "Videodrome," a program featuring extreme violence. Hoping to increase viewership, Max broadcasts it. Soon after, his girlfriend disappears after auditioning for the show, prompting…
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The Adjuster
Drama, Thriller
An insurance agent who is very careful and his traditional wife become landlords to a couple with unusual interests. The couple's new neighbors lead them into exploring taboo desires, discovering themselves, and finding unexpected humor. The story gently questions what…
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Very Nice, Very Nice
Documentary
Arthur Lipsett's groundbreaking first film uses photography and sound to explore the unspoken anxieties of everyday life. The short film combines familiar, unsettling images with fragments of ordinary conversations and a repeated voice saying "Very nice, very nice." This experimental…
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Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
This Oscar-nominated documentary explores Malcolm Lowry, the acclaimed author of the 20th-century novel *Under the Volcano*. While Lowry achieved literary success, he struggled with alcoholism. Filmed in four countries, the documentary uses photographs, readings from the novel by Richard Burton,…
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Hobo with a Shotgun
Crime, Action, Thriller
A homeless man with a strong sense of justice arrives in a new city consumed by crime and controlled by a powerful crime boss. He witnesses widespread corruption, violence, and exploitation. Determined to improve the city for future generations, he…
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