Robert Morin
Biography: Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessimistic "interior views" of family, crime, law enforcement, and human suffering. He studied Literature and Communications and in 1971 began to work as a cameraman, joining ORTQ in Rimouski, where he directed films and videos. In 1977, with a group of friends and colleagues, Morin founded La Coopérative de Production Vidéo de Montréal where he continues to produce his own work. After creating close to 30 short films with his colleagues over 10 years, he directed his first feature length film Tristesse modèle réduit in 1987. His film Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur was nominated for the Genie Awards for Best Motion Picture and Best Director. Morin continues to create films that are honored with awards from all around the world.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 20, 1949
Deathday: N/A
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Yes Sir! Madame...
1994-01-01
Yes Sir! Madame...
Overview: The son of a French-speaking father and an English-speaking mother, Earl Tremblay is in the throes of an identity crisis. In an attempt to resolve it, he examines his past, his present and even his future through the lens of a camera. While screening the 19 rolls of film he's shot, he comments on his social ascent and unwittingly reveals his dual personality. Known by its working title, Double Face, Yes Sir! Madame... is the result of work carried out over several years.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Morin's Method
2005-01-01
The Morin's Method
Overview: On September 11, 2004, filmmaker Robert Morin shot Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique, set on September 11, 2001. For artistic reasons, he decided to shoot the feature in a single day. Philippe Falardeau witnessed this tumultuous day, which ended tragically. At the same time, filmmaker Louis Bélanger criticizes Robert Morin's working methods.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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The Diary of a Volunteer
2010-02-27
The Diary of a Volunteer
Overview: Jean-Marc Phaneuf, an unmarried electrical engineer, travels to Burundi as a volunteer for the NGO Radio du Monde. He finds a country ruined by grinding poverty, famine, war, disease and appalling social inequality. At the same time, he meets a joyful, brave people hungry for happiness, knowledge and human dignity. The camera that becomes his personal diary also helps Jean-Marc expose the shaky, ineffective workings of NGOs. His investigations turn up a few praiseworthy examples of international cooperation, but on the whole he finds himself drawn to a terrible, inescapable conclusion: humanitarian aid is a utopian mirage. After falling victim to an attack and losing whatever ideals he still had, Jean-Marc becomes entangled in an impossible relationship. He is ultimately forced to leave Africa in disgrace.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-02-27
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The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge
2000-09-13
The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge
Overview: Christophe agrees to be filmed by his roommate Stéphane, while he is searching for a meaningful engineering job. Since he voluntarily resigned his job when he was to be moved to quality control, he does not get unemployment benefits, and goes to classes on how to contest the decision.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-09-13
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Wild Feast
2024-04-05
Wild Feast
Overview: A wounded moose escapes its hunters, later dying deep in the forest and becoming... a communal feast. As the seasons go by, mammals, birds and insects invite themselves to the banquet - multiplying ensuing games, rituals and conflicts. In exploring and occasionally foiling nature's wildlife codes, our story becomes a simple yet poignant reflection on death, on its natural place in this world and, by extension, on its deeper meaning and purpose - important lessons to explore at this time when the glorious paradises offered by religions tend to feel less and less credible.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 2024-04-05
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Clouds over the City
2009-10-08
Clouds over the City
Overview: Jean-Paul is a public servant, tired of toiling at his soul-destroying job. As a writer, he feels out of touch with the times and longs for inspiration.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-10-08
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Yule Croak
2005-12-02
Yule Croak
Overview: A man visits his elderly handicapped father on Christmas Eve with the intention of putting him on trial for crimes against his family and then executing him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-12-02
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The Reception
1989-11-30
The Reception
Overview: The Reception takes place in an isolated mansion on an island, but the host is mysteriously absent. A storm traps everyone inside, and the atmosphere turns sour when it is revealed, by way of a video, that each of the guests has a criminal past. A death ensues, and then another... the mansion quickly turns into a jail. Inspired by Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-11-30
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May God Bless America
2006-02-17
May God Bless America
Overview: On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, six people become suspicious about a stranger in their neighborhood.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-02-17
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Le génie du crime
2006-11-02
Le génie du crime
Overview: Two gangsters had a mission to start a case of arson, but instead they kidnapped the daughter of crazy mafia boss.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-11-02
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Tuktuq
2016-11-01
Tuktuq
Overview: Sent in Nunavik by a Deputy Minister, a cameraman who befriended the inhabitants of a small village realizes that the material he shot along the way will be used against the Natives to deport them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-11-01
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Girlfriends
2018-09-08
Girlfriends
Overview: In the early 2000s, following her return from a long stay abroad, Amélie invites her friends, Maude and Pascale, to a cottage. In a disturbing and isolated forest, Amélie tries to reconnect with her friend Maude, while the rivalry between her and Pascale takes a dark turn.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-09-08
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I. You. They.
1973-06-28
I. You. They.
Overview: Little did this pretty brunette know when she applied for a babysitting job that her employer was an artist and that everything at his place differed from the outside world. What struck her the most was to find out that her boss had shrunk his wife and kept her in the fridge in order, as he said, to keep her safe from a hostile world!
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-06-28
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Infiltration
2017-08-02
Infiltration
Overview: A well-respected plastic surgeon dedicated to helping patients with severe burns questions his career, his family…his perfect life and ultimately, his sanity when an encounter with a disgruntled patient triggers a psychological spiral no one can control.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-08-02
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Le nèg'
2002-09-11
Le nèg'
Overview: In the middle of the night, in the Québec countryside, all hell breaks loose as a black teenager is caught smashing a racially denigrating lawn ornament. Together the neighbours attend to justice against the vandal. Thorough the night there is mounting racism, fueled by alcohol, and violence. Le Nèg' opens the morning after when the police investigators arrive at the scene to take depositions.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-09-11
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