12 Quebec films to watch in 2023
After three years suffering greatly from the pandemic, Quebec cinema will rely on a rich and diverse program to bring the public back to the theaters this year. From Denis Arcand’s new satirical comedy to the film adaptation of a children’s novel dumb heart Here are the 12 Quebec films hitting our big screens in 2023:
Rodeo (February 3)
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It won the best director award at the Whistler Festival last December road movie – and feature film debut – directed by Joëlle Desjardins Paquette, starring Maxime Le Flaquais as a trucker who sets off across Canada with his 9-year-old daughter (Lilou Roy-Lanouette) after a stormy breakup. to take an important part truck rodeo In Alberta.
Piston (February 24)
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Henri Picard in The Diver
His sixth feature film, for director Francis Leclerc (Time Harvester) chose to wear on screen piston, An adventure novel published in 2016 by Stéphane Larue. Actor Henri Picard plays a graphic design student who accepts a job as a dishwasher at a Montreal restaurant as the holiday season approaches to pay off his gambling debts. Piston will be presented at the opening of Rendez-vous Québec Cinema at the end of February.
Twilight is for a killer (March 10)
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Éric Bruneau in Twilight for the Killer
This noir film directed by Raymond St-Jean (careful show) It focuses on the career of Quebec criminal Donald Lavoine, who worked for the Dubois brothers’ clan in the 1970s until he gave information to save his own skin. In particular, it is Eric Bruneau who lends his character to the criminal, surrounded by Benoît Gouin, Sylvain Marcel and Rose-Marie Perreault.
cobbler (March 17)
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Actress Rose-Marie Perreault in “The Shoemaker”.
Rose-Marie Perreault will be very present at the cinema at the beginning of the year. In addition to starring in a thriller Twilight for the killer the actress will play the lead role in Francois Bouvier’s period drama (La Bolduc) It tells the story of Victoire Du Sault, the first woman to work as a shoemaker in Quebec in the mid-19th century and the originator of the Dufresne fortune, better known for the castle that bears her name. in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
Bungalow (April 7)
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Sonia Cordeau, Guillaume Cyr, Geneviève Schmidt and Ève Landry star in this comedy about the nightmare of a young couple starting to renovate their new home. It is directed by the quirky director Lawrence Cote-Collins, who has distinguished himself in the world of cinema. underground, Bungalow “In Your Face” is described as eclectic, colorful and deeply political.
juicy heart (June 26)
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Liliane Skelly on the set of Coeur de Slush
After the political comedy Arlette, director Mariloup Wolfe changes the register by bringing the famous children’s novel to the screen dumb heart by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne (hooks). The film, which is expected in cinemas at the beginning of the summer holidays, will tell the adventures of Billy (Liliane Skelly), a 16-year-old teenager who falls in love with a young cycling prodigy (Joseph Delorey). the eye of her older sister Annette (Camille Felton).
A summer time (August 2)
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A scene from the movie Summertime
Filmmaker Louise Archambault (Birds were raining) teamed up with screenwriter Marie Vien (The Passion of Augustine) It was announced that he will make this new film “I Feel Good Movie”. A summer time stars Patrice Robitaille as a street priest and parish priest who must close his church because he can no longer pay the bills. After inheriting an estate in Bas-du-Fleuve, he decides to take a group of homeless people like him who need a vacation there.
Rs (September 22)
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A scene from the movie Ru
Film adaptation after several years of gestation Ru, Kim Thuy’s autobiographical novel will finally hit our screens next fall. Directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud (Anna) and written by Jacques Davidts (Children), the film will tell the story of a young Vietnamese refugee who must adapt to his new life in Quebec after leaving his country to escape persecution in the mid-1970s. It is the young actress who will slip into the skin of the young hero Rs.
Happy days (October 20)
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Sophie Desmarais in Happy Days
Seven years after release country, director Chloé Robichaud returns to cinema with this third feature film that will immerse us in the world of classical music. Actress Sophie Desmarais plays a young conductor and rising star on the Montreal stage who has a toxic relationship with her father and agent, played by Sylvain Marcel.
the will (2023)
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Remi Girard in a scene from the movie Ehsiyat
After directing several of his most notable films (including Barbarian invasions and Decline of the American Empire), filmmaker Denis Arcand reunites with actor Rémy Girard for this new satirical comedy. Besides Remy Girard, the will It will rely on an amazing cast including Sophie Lorain, Marie-Mai, Denis Bouchard, Guylaine Tremblay, Clémence DesRochers and Louis-Jose Houde.
my mother’s people (2023)
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Léane Labrèche-Dor in “My Mother’s Men.”
After directing several short films that shined on the festival circuit, Anik Jean will present his first feature film as a director this year. Written by screenwriter and writer Maryse Latendresse, my mother’s people finding five ex-husbands to scatter the ashes of a distraught young woman (Léane Labrèche-Dor) surprised by her mother’s last wishes.
Simple as Sylvain (2023)
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A scene from Simple comme Sylvain
This is the third feature film of actress and filmmaker Monia Chokri (Nanny, My Brother’s Wife) A 40-year-old woman’s life changes when she meets an entrepreneur from the Laurentians who has been in a relationship for ten years. The film brings together Magali Lepin-Blondeau, Pierre-Yves Cardinal and Steve Laplante on the screen.
