Denys Arcand Movies

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Explorer, colonizer, founder of Québec, discoverer of Lake Champlain, governor of New France, cartographer and writer--few men in Canadian...

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...

Director Denys Arcand made an inquiry on textile industry in Quebec, meeting employers and workers of that industry.

Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a...

Today it is the city of Montreal, but 3 centuries ago the tiny band of missionary founders called it Ville-Marie, the holy city of Mary. This film...