The cinema of Philippe Lesage
To coincide with the imminent release of his new film Comme le feu, Cinéma Public is presenting a series of films dedicated to Philippe Lesage, a filmmaker with a frank and resolutely distinct vision. In his work, Lesage portrays complex, sometimes dangerous relationship dynamics in which the purity of feelings always communicates with the darkest of impulses. This programme includes three fictions (Les démons, Copenhague – A Love Story, Genèse), presented on the big screen, and two documentaries (Ce cœur qui bat, Laylou), available online.
The cinema of Philippe Lesage (online)
Ce cœur qui bat
Within the walls of the Hotel-Dieu in Montreal, Philippe Lesage discretely documents the special relationship that forms between patient and caregiver, highlighting the vulnerability of the individuals facing disease and the dedication of those responsible to appease them.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada)
language: French, English
82 min
Homegrown cinema
Comme le feu
Jeff is invited by his friend Max to travel deep into the woods and stay with them at the lodge of film director Blake Cadieux. Jeff has high expectations for the trip: Cadieux is an artist he greatly admires – plus Max’s sister Aliocha, with whom Jeff is in love, is also coming.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada), France
language: French
161 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage
Copenhague – A Love Story
A group of Danish film students and their professor are involved in a series of romantic dramas where learning applies as much to life as it does to the art that seeks to imitate it.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada), Denmark
language: English, Danish
120 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage
Genèse
Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada)
language: French
120 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage (online)
Laylou
Caught between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, Laurence and Laurence (Lou and Laylou, respectively) embark upon the summer of their seventeen’s.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada)
language: French
80 min
The cinema of Philippe Lesage
Les démons
While Montreal is in the throes of a string of kidnappings targeting young boys, ten-year-old Felix is finishing his school year. The sensitive boy is afraid of everything. Little by little, his imaginary demons begin to mirror those of the truly disturbing world around him.
Philippe Lesage
Québec (Canada), France
language: French
118 min
