Denys Arcand Movies

A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He achieves fame, but it comes at a price.

Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that...

From coast to coast, from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia, Jacques Godbout films a documentary chronicle of the political...

Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking...

Brother Marie-Victorin, founder of Montreal’s Botanical Garden, is bored with heaven and decides to return earth to help former agronomist...

In 1929, Mr. Messier, owner of a small print shop in a village in Quebec became a widower, he lives with his two children, Rachel, 9 years old, and...

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for...

Montreal, 1940. The Second World War is raging in Europe. Pierre Sauvageau, 22, would like to enlist, but he has to take care of his twin sister,...

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

Made shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary illustrates what the politicians' promises were and how the...

Artist and writer Marc Séguin offers his first film which is about a woman named Alice who steals paintings in order to reattribute them to...

The true identity of an undercover RCMP narcotics agent is discovered by the criminals he is investigating and his family pays the price.

Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

At the end of the year 1961, three young students, Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux and Stéphane Venne, decide to direct a feature-length...

The story of a young university student who deals with love in the midst of the Quebec separatist movement in the 1960s.

When was Canada populated by Native Americans from the West? This film relates the discovery of the New World from the time of the Vikings, around...

Footage of Québec City locations and the artwork of well-known Quebec animator Frédéric Back are used to tell the tale of...