Denys Arcand Movies

Brother Marie-Victorin, founder of Montreal’s Botanical Garden, is bored with heaven and decides to return earth to help former agronomist...

This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable...

Made shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary illustrates what the politicians' promises were and how the...

Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unhappy Ovide feels for Marie - a young French woman...

Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father...

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...

The true identity of an undercover RCMP narcotics agent is discovered by the criminals he is investigating and his family pays the price.

Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking...

One evening a man watches eight movies simultaneously on television.

Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He achieves fame, but it comes at a price.

Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

At the end of the year 1961, three young students, Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux and Stéphane Venne, decide to direct a feature-length...

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

Explorer, colonizer, founder of Québec, discoverer of Lake Champlain, governor of New France, cartographer and writer--few men in Canadian...

An encounter between Russian and American volleyball teams, presented more as an essay in the choreography of the players' movements than as a...

The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for...

Artist and writer Marc Séguin offers his first film which is about a woman named Alice who steals paintings in order to reattribute them to...

Interview with director Denys Arcand about his documentary work. Conducted on the premises of the canadian National Film Board (NFB).