Anne Dorval
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Biography: Anne Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec on November 8th, 1960. Since appearing in her first professional theatre role in 1985, she has acted in and won awards for numerous theatre productions, films, and television series. Anne is also a prominent dubbing actress in Quebec, having dubbed the voices of many famous English-speaking actresses. In addition to acting, Anne is a talented singer, being featured in songs on multiple albums. Outside of Quebec, Anne is most known for her collaborations with director Xavier Dolan. Xavier was a big fan of Anne's and asked her to be in his first movie, and since then they have collaborated many times and have become close friends.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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Charlotte
Overview: The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she escapes to the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.
Genres: Animation Drama War History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-04-22
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The Master Key
Overview: To save his best friend, Louis-Bernard Lapointe has to transport himself to a parallel world to find the 'Key of Possibilities', a magical and legendary object that allow his user to visit an infinite numbers of universes where everything is possible.
Genres: Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-03-27
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I Killed My Mother
Overview: Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-06-05
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Super Phoenix
Overview: An absurd dramatic comedy about Phoenix Jones, an overly dedicated travel agent who suffers from a burnout after the downsizing of the travel agency where he works.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-29
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Dog on Trial
Overview: April, an idealistic lawyer dedicated to lost causes, agrees to defend Cosmos, a dog that has bitten three people, leading to the first canine trial. She has no choice but to win the case, as otherwise, her unusual client will be put down.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-09-11
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Waitresses Wanted
Overview: Brazilian native Priscilla Paredes is intent on staying in Montreal, despite the expiration of her student visa. Out of desperation, she takes a job as an exotic dancer at the Elixir, a downtown strip club, where she meets Milagro, a headstrong Quebecoise and fellow dancer who, ironically, longs to move to Brazil. Priscilla is welcomed into Milagro's secret family life, and introduced to her young daughter Chloé; Milagro in turn teaches Priscilla how to fight for what she wants, for what she needs.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-12-10
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Through the Night
Overview: One night, a woman in danger calls the police. Anna takes the call. A man is arrested. Weeks go by, the courts are looking for evidence, Aly, Anna and Dary have to deal with the echoes of that night they can't shake off.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-12-13
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Rispondetemi
Overview: As the paramedics pry her hand apart from her dead lover's grip a woman's life flashes before her eyes. Racing to the hospital the stunning skies and rooftops of Montreal from the back of the ambulance are inter-cut with the most exquisitely cinematic memories.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-11-12
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Toopy and Binoo The Movie
Overview: After an escalation of blunders, Toopy and Dorothy, a comical genie, accidentally make Binoo’s beloved stuffed animal, Patchy-Patch, disappear. The trio immediately set out to find the fabulous land of “The Lost and Found” where Patchy-Patch is surely to be found. Along the way, the group meets twin seagulls looking for their father, and a magnificent Princess who has lost her dance partner. Together, and despite Toopy’s bumbling ways, they will try to find Patchy Patch and their lost loves.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-08-11
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Heartbeats
Overview: Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-09-29
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La corriveau
Overview: Film produced by Radio Canada, Quebec.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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A Sense of Humor
Overview: A serial killer abducts two stand-up comedians after they mock him as part of their on-stage act. If they teach him how to be funny, he might let them live.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-07-08
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Jaeborn By Numbers
Overview: A triptych consisting of three paint-by-number tableaux is auctioned for $14 million at Christie’s. Signed by top-selling artist Matt Jaeborn as a child, the art market is apparently blind to the obvious.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-20
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Il était une fois... « Mommy »
Overview: In 2014, the movie « Mommy » directed by Xavier Dolan, got the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This was a great achievement for this director prodigy from Quebec, who had just turned 25. The script - a tumultuous relationship between a single mother and his hyperactive and violent son - and the bold direction electrified the audience. Shot in Montreal, the documentary by Tessa Louise Salomé tells the genesis of this family drama. It also reveals the failures of the society in Quebec : the failure of the mental institution and the impoverishment of the middle class.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-05-14
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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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The Secret Life of Happy People
Overview: A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-09-08
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Mommy
Overview: A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-09-19
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The Rooster of St. Victor
Overview: In this fun family comedy, a village rooster's punctual (and loud!) crowing keeps everyone awake until a group of sleepy locals hatch a scheme to get rid of him.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-02-21
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Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles
Overview: A tribute to Marie-Soleil Tougas and Jean-Claude Lauzon, 25 years after their tragic accident.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-08-09
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Laurence Anyways
Overview: The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-05-18
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Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Overview: Actors Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Monia Chokri, Gaspard Ulliel, Vincent Cassel, Niels Schneider and Melvil Poupaud discuss working with the young Canadian director Xavier Dolan, who has conquered the hearts of both cinema lovers and prestigious festival juries with his films. To French actress Nathalie Baye, he seems very experienced despite his young age, while Cannes Director Thierry Frémaux says he may be insolent, but everyone agrees he is passionate, creative, a perfectionist and... in a hurry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-09-20
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Ding et Dong : Le film
Overview: Two harum-scarums who think they are good stand-up comics try to make a career in showbiz, partly for the career, partly to seduce women. They try alternatively the scene, a movie set and TV. They only succeed in making a fool of themselves
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-12-07
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Heal the Living
Overview: The intersecting lives of teens on a surfing trip, a woman with a weak heart and two teams of doctors and medical experts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-11-01
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An Extraordinary Person
Overview: A 30 year-old scholar, intelligent and beautiful yet socially crippled, is forced to attend a bachelorette party where her quest for authenticity leads to an unavoidable confrontation with old acquaintances.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-08-13
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Jealous
Overview: A divorced teacher suddenly becomes jealous of everyone, including her daughter, friends and neighbors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-11-08
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The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché
Overview: A biodoc about the first female filmmaker and her relative disappearance from the history of cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Matthias & Maxime
Overview: Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-10-09
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14 Days, 12 Nights
Overview: Isabelle Brodeur embarks on a journey to Vietnam, her adopted daughter’s birthplace. Throughout this stunningly beautiful journey, Isabelle discovers her daughter’s country through the eyes of the woman who brought her into this word.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-12-12
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Bébés
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-12-15
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Montreal Stories
Overview: Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sarah recalls her life. 6: At a diplomatic reception, an older woman reminisces about her grand love in Montreal.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-11-08
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Untitled Xavier Dolan/Anne Dorval Horror Movie
Overview: Xavier Dolan's next film will be a horror film set in France in 1895.
Genres: Horror History
Original Language: fr
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