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Quebec Film Producers’ Association Champions Documentaries

by Christine Falco Élodie Pollet Line Sander Egede
November 5, 2024
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Members of the Documentary Committee from the Union des producteurs et productrices du cinéma québécois on the state of non-fiction production.

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Ecstasy Review: A Fragmented Tango of Ideas and Desires

by Pat Mullen
October 14, 2020
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Ecstasy (Êxtase) (Brazil/USA, 72 min.) Dir. Moara Passoni Director Moara Passoni conjures a tango between pleasure and pain in Ecstasy. As the film’s title suggests, one emotion overrides the other among the sensations

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If It Were Love Review: Confessions on a Dance Floor

by Pat Mullen
October 12, 2020
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If It Were Love (Si c‘était de l’amour) (France, 82 min.) Dir. Patric Chiha Hot, sweaty, and hypnotic, If It Were Love stages an intimate seduction. Patric Chiha’s doc, which won the Teddy for

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Last and First Men Review: Swinton Makes Extinction Seem Grand

by Pat Mullen
October 9, 2020
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Last and First Men (Iceland, 71 min.) Dir. Jóhann Jóhannsson A highlight in the great world of parody Twitter accounts is the now tragically defunct handle @NotTildaSwinton. This take on the eccentric Oscar-winning

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Montreal Doc Festival Multiplies Loaves

by Jocelyne Clarke Magnus Isacsson
December 1, 2006
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Montreal's film festival scene is booming as competition grows between Festival des Films du Monde, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and RIDM.

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