Louise Turcot
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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One Summer
Overview: For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a worn-out man. Exhausted from running his church, which serves as a shelter, and overwhelmed by the bills they can no longer pay, Marc must face the facts: he will have to shut down his church. Like a call from Providence, he inherits a property in the Bas-du-Fleuve region and decides to take a group of homeless people with him, who, like himself, need a vacation.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-07-14
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Lost Song
Overview: Pierre and Elisabeth, a couple in their thirties, move with their baby into a cottage on a lake for the summer. The setting is idyllic, and the couple’s happiness seems within reach. Every day, Pierre goes to work in the city while Elisabeth rehearses for an upcoming voice recital. Despite the benevolent presence of her mother-in-law who lives in the neighbouring house, the young woman feels isolated and overwhelmed in her new role as a mother. Her entourage is concerned, but no one fully grasps the extent of Elisabeth’s distress. Muted violence soon takes hold and tightens its grip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-06
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Pour t'enlacer
Overview: This film tells the story of Noah, a young woman in her late twenties, who, the day after an unattached affair, finds herself pregnant and forced to make a heartbreaking choice. It is by turning to the tranquility of the countryside and to the wisdom of his grandmother Beatrice that Noah will be able to advance, step by step, in his thinking. It is sheltered by the grandiose calm of the great outdoors and by the love of his grandmother, beyond judgment, that Noah will be able to put his thoughts in order and make his decision.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-05-16
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Notre Dame de Moncton
Overview: Anna (Laurie Gagné) is going through a particularly stressful time: she is preparing to reconnect with Jason (Thomas Lapointe), the son she was forced to place for adoption almost 20 years ago. Unable to go through with this meeting, she takes refuge, clandestinely, in the house of an elderly couple. A dramatic event changes everything and forces Anna to forge an impromptu relationship with Victorine (Louise Turcot). The strange cohabitation of these two women will help them find the courage to face their trials.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-12-02
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Testament
Overview: In an era of political correctness, identity evolution, protests, cultural scandals, activism, media storms, and other disputes, Jean-Michel, a 70-year-old single man, has lost all his bearings in this society. He lives in a retirement home located in a heritage building, managed with care and precision by Suzanne. Their peace is shaken by the arrival of young activists who demand the destruction of a historic fresco. Overwhelmed by an era dominated by political correctness, Jean-Michel will regain faith in humanity with the birth of an unexpected love.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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Hôtel Silence
Overview: Jean, in his fifties, has lost his lust for life. He leaves Canada for a faraway country, somewhere in Europe. A beautiful place to end his days, he thought. But that was without counting on the formidable resilience of the inhabitants and residents of the Hotel Silence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-03-29
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Miss Boots
Overview: When an orphaned girl loses her grandmother, her uncle, a one hit wonder opera composer, needs to take care of her until a foster family is found, while also struggling to finish his next big hit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-11-29
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L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)
Overview: Two monks come to a small village to lead a simple life but their first act of charity is to try and seduce one of the village women.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-08-17
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Our Loved Ones
Overview: 1978. In a small village in Bas-St-Laurent, Guy’s tragic death is a shock for the Leblanc family. For many years, the real cause of his death is kept hidden from some members of the family, including his son David. The latter in turn starts his own family with his wife Marie. He lovingly raises his children Laurence and Frédéric, but deep within him harbours a persistent melancholy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-08-12
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Two Women In Gold
Overview: Two bored Montreal housewives (Monique Mercure & Louise Turcot), with inattentive husbands (Marcel Sabourin & Donald Pilon), and lots of time on their hands, amuse themselves by paying the local tradesmen something extra to give them amorous attention. Their entertainment leads to frantic confusion, however, when one of the visiting gentlemen - shall we say - 'expires'. The housewives deal with their unpleasant situation quite energetically.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-05-21
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Miraculum
Overview: Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the miracle survivor of a plane crash. Two sexagenarians, a bartender and a parking lot attendant want to explore their forbidden passions. A conservative, well-off couple drown their disappointments in booze and gambling. And a man does his utmost to make amends for an irredeemable action, bringing us to a plane bound for Cuba. An ensemble film where every character affects the lives of others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-02-28
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Here and Now
Overview: A young Montreal woman has an affair with a famous French author, and the experience helps to teach her a number of things about life and love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-01-29
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Panique
Overview: Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-09-16
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The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
Overview: While on his honeymoon, a man who suddenly becomes impotent, tries to recover his virility.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Master Cats
Overview: An example of 1970's Maple Syrup cinema from Quebec, this whimsical and sexy tale revolves around two trickster roommates and the women in their lives who want to see them settle down.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-06-09
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Shooting Star
Overview: Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-06-15
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Skin and Bones
Overview: Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are called Annie, Andréanne, Hélène, Eisha. They have in common their youth and charm - as well as a terrible tendency to self-destruct.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Charming
Overview: Living alone with her pet vacuum cleaner in a depressing elderly center, Lisette hopes to find love online, but ends up becoming friends with Jules, a young janitor.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-05-26
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Henri Henri
Overview: Henri was raised by religious in a convent and lived with them until the women, now elders, moved, leaving him alone. Henri fixes lamps. Since his young age, he's been replacing burned light bulbs and illuminates people's lives. After following signs, he finds himself working in a lamp company. Through his new work, he meets an old man trying to never forget his glory days and a blind woman, teller in an adult cinema, with whom he falls in love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-11-07
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La naissance d'une messe
Overview: Making of documentary filmed over months of rehearsal and experimentation between director André Brassard and the cast to flesh out Michel Tremblay's "Messe solennelle pour une pleine lune d’été".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Elle va crier
Overview: Audrey, a woman in her mid-fifties, has never been able to make peace with her tumultuous family history. A clumsy mother, an emotionally distant father and sexual assaults that have gone unreported. She now decides to confront her demons. Supported by her son, the director of the documentary, she revisits a striking scene from her past: the moment when she told her parents that her grandfather had raped her. Together, through a year-long production process, they transform this awkward exchange into a moment of communion, thanks to actors, a set and Audrey's desire to do herself justice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-02-23
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Two Women
Overview: Violette and Florence no longer understand what is happening to them. Respectively, on maternity leave and off work, one is on edge, the other no longer feels anything. The neighbors are both filled with a feeling of failure: despite their careers and families, they are not happy. Florence's first infidelity will be a revelation. What if happiness was rebelling against our rigid society of performance? In a context where having fun is very low on the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy is perhaps downright revolutionary. For Violette and Florence, it will be the breath of fresh air they were hoping for.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-01-25
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