Archipels
“A string of open islands, connected without merging” — Édouard Glissant
This new series invites you to journey across Canadian cinema by way of some ten “archipelagos,” each made up of a handful of films by a single filmmaker. These archipelagos bring into view the singularity of each work, each island, each vision, while revealing the currents that flow between them: ideas that resurface, forms that shift, recurring preoccupations. Along the way, we’ll encounter established figures and emerging artists alike, whose practices navigate between fiction, experimental cinema, documentary and the essay film.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Archipels: André-Line Beauparlant
3 princesses pour Roland
Three princesses for Roland — four people, one family. The director introduces us to Madeleine, Roland’s aunt, Nathalie, his cousin, and her daughter, Caroline.
André-Line Beauparlant
Québec (Canada)
language: French
91 min
Archipels: Catherine Martin
L’esprit des lieux
In 1970, Gabor Szilasi set out for the Charlevoix region of Québec to photograph the last vestiges of a disappearing rural world. Thirty-five years later, filmmaker Catherine Martin went back to revisit the landscape, places and people he photographed.
Catherine Martin
Québec (Canada)
language: French
84 min
Archipels: André-Line Beauparlant
Le petit Jésus
This is the story of a miracle that never happened… This is the story of a family… This is the story of my handicapped brother… Actually, I think it’s the story of a storm. I was 11 when my brother was born. That was the day my father fell silent, and my mother stopped laughing.
André-Line Beauparlant
Québec (Canada)
language: French
78 min
Archipels: Catherine Martin
Mariages
Yvonne is twenty — an age of absolutes, when anything is possible and everything is confusing. She is torn between the vibrant intensity of her connection with Nature and the cold austerity of Victorian life, a time when feeling and passion were concealed.
Catherine Martin
Québec (Canada)
language: French
95 min
Archipels: Catherine Martin
Océan
The Ocean, a majestic luxury train, is the only passenger train between Montréal and Halifax. The film records a lyrical and dreamy journey from an intimate perspective — of sensations, fleeting moments and the minutia of life.
Catherine Martin
Québec (Canada)
language: French
50 min
Archipels: André-Line Beauparlant
Pinocchio
Éric seems to be living the life he’s always dreamed of . . . until he gets arrested in Brazil, awaiting deportation to Canada. His sister gradually pierces the mystery surrounding her brother, who has mastered the art of deception as the ultimate way of life.
André-Line Beauparlant
Québec (Canada)
language: French
72 min
