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As Quebec celebrates its quadricentennial, there could be no better time to draw attention to its singular cinematic tradition. With its own awards ceremony (the Jutras) and a vital history of regionally specific films portraying universal concerns, the cinema of Quebec offers moviegoers a plethora of riches. Along with seven recent works—many of which have won awards at festivals and showcases—the Film Society pays tribute to this history with a retrospective screening of Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine. Included are films by brilliant established filmmakers such as Denys Arcand (Jesus of Montreal, SFIFF 1990) and Léa Pool (Set Me Free, SFIFF 2000) alongside particularly strong debut works and provocative nonfiction features about Antarctica and the art world. This special program highlights the best of contemporary cinema and provides Bay Area audiences with unique opportunities to view exciting new films from Quebec and engage with bold filmmakers whose voices and visions will reward the adventurous.
December 10
6:15 Missing Victor Pellerin
Québécois artist Victor Pellerin reclaimed all of his paintings, set them aflame and disappeared. This genre-busting hybrid follows a group of aging bohemians preparing an exhibition of Pellerin’s absent work.
8:00–10:00 pm OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Celebrate Quebec Film Week! A limited number of tickets is available to an exclusive reception with complimentary wine and appetizers from 8:00–10:00 pm at Shima Sushi, located near the Opera Plaza Cinema. Stop by either after the screening of Missing Victor Pellerin or before Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s, or drop in between the two films and make a night of it. Directors and cast members are expected to attend.
9:00 pm Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s
A vivid film about familial dysfunction in suburban Montreal, Léa Pool’s latest charmer delves deeply into Québécois family life in the late 1960s.
December 11
6:15 pm Continental, a Film Without Guns
Stéphane Lafleur’s debut feature—a meditation on modern loneliness and loss—follows a collection of tragic characters and depicts their aimless attempts at connection.
9:00 pm The Fight
Plunging deep into one of Montreal’s most beleaguered neighborhoods, this audacious film tells the story of a willful 12-year-old being prematurely forced to leave childhood behind.
December 12
4:00 pm The Age of Ignorance
Evoking a dystopian, near-future Montreal, Denys Arcand’s The Age of Ignorance is a wry evocation of a melancholy future and one man’s endeavor to find his true self.
6:15 pm The Last Continent
Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change.
9:00 pm Borderline
Isabelle Blais turns in a fearless performance as a woman trying to write her Master’s thesis while dealing with a history of various addictions, self-abuse and childhood trauma.
December 13
1:30 pm Missing Victor Pellerin
Québécois artist Victor Pellerin reclaimed all of his paintings, set them aflame and disappeared. This genre-busting hybrid follows a group of aging bohemians preparing an exhibition of Pellerin’s absent work.
4:15 pm Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s
A vivid film about familial dysfunction in suburban Montreal, Léa Pool’s latest charmer delves deeply into Québécois family life in the late 1960s.
6:30 pm The Fight
Plunging deep into one of Montreal’s most beleaguered neighborhoods, this audacious film tells the story of a willful 12-year-old being prematurely forced to leave childhood behind.
9:00 pm Continental, a Film Without Guns
Stéphane Lafleur’s debut feature—a meditation on modern loneliness and loss—follows a collection tragic characters and depicts their aimless attempts at connection.
December 14
1:15 pm Mon Oncle Antoine
Long heralded as a stellar example of Québecois cinema, this 1971 gem looks at various denizens of a small northern town in the 1940s.
3:30 pm The Last Continent
Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change.
6:15 pm Borderline
Isabelle Blais turns in a fearless performance as a woman trying to write her Master’s thesis while dealing with a history of various addictions, self-abuse and childhood trauma.
9:00 pm The Age of Ignorance
Evoking a dystopian, near-future Montreal, Denys Arcand’s The Age of Ignorance is a wry evocation of a melancholy future and one man’s endeavor to find his true self.
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