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THE LINE

June 14, 2024

A film by Ursula Meier with Stéphanie Blanchoud, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Elli Spagnolo

After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 years old and with a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subject to a strict restraining order before her trial: for 3 months she is forbidden from contacting her mother, and is no longer allowed within 100 meters of the family home. But this separation only exacerbates her desire to be closer to her family and so she returns every day to this invisible and impassable frontier.

Drama

THUNDER

May 31, 2024

A film by Carmen Jaquier with Lilith Grasmug, Noah Watzlawick, Benjamin Python

Summer 1900, in a valley in southern Switzerland. Elisabeth is seventeen years old and about to take her vows when the sudden death of her older sister forces her to leave the convent and return to the family farm she had left five years earlier. But Elisabeth is no longer a child. Stifled by the suffocating and strict rules of the village and obsessed by the mysteries surrounding her sister's disappearance, she will fight for her right to experiment.

Drama

HOMECOMING

May 10, 2024

A film by Catherine Corsini with Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, Suzy Bemba, Esther Gohourou

Khédidja works for a wealthy Parisian family who offered her to mind their children for a summer in Corsica. Bringing along her own two teenage daughters Jessica and Farah, it is an opportunity for them to go back to the island they left 15 years earlier, in tragic circumstances. While their mother grapples with her memories, the two girls indulge in all the summer temptations: unexpected encounters, mischief and first love experiences. Meanwhile, questions are surfacing about their distant past on the island, leading them to dig deeper into their mother’s version of the family story.

Drama

ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN

April 12, 2024

A film by Nathalie Saint-Pierre with Lou Thompson, Édith Cochrane, Dominik Dagenais

Two young sisters - Clara and Sarah Gagnon - have always lived in the countryside with their parents, within a Christian community cut off from the world. The day Sarah suddenly disappears, Clara collapses. Convinced of knowing where her sister is hiding, Clara flees in turn, in the hope of bringing her back to “the right path”. Clara arrives at Montreal with his aunt Louise, who is unknown to him, and discovers with horror that his sister is not there. When her aunt tells her that she is about to go on vacation, Clara realizes that she only has ten days to find her sister. During his research throughout the city, Clara discovers the world, doubt and the price of freedom.

Drama

IT'S RAINING MEN

March 29, 2024

A film by Caroline Vignal with Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne de Baecque

Iris has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she'll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed in her head: "Take a lover". Iris open Pandora's box and candidates emerge as if from nowhere - as if it were raining men.

Drama comedy

CONSENT

February 23, 2024

A film by Vanessa Filho with Jean-Paul Rouve, Kim Higelin, Laetitia Casta

Paris, 1985. Vanessa is 13 when she meets Gabriel Matzneff, a renowned writer in his fifties. The teenager becomes the lover and muse of this man celebrated by the cultural and political world. Losing herself in the relationship, Vanessa increasingly suffers the predator's destructive hold over her.

Drama

THE JOLLY FORGERS

January 26, 2024

A film by Yolande Moreau with Yolande Moreau, Sergi Lopez, Grégory Gadebois

Mireille comes back to her hometown and the family house she inherited. Her life changes when she decides to take in three tenants; three men who will brighten up her daily life, and unexpectedly help her rekindle the flame of her long lost true love.

Drama comedy

CARAVAGGIO'S SHADOW

December 8, 2023

A film by Michele Placido with Riccardo Scamarcio, Louis Garrel, Isabelle Huppert

Italy 1610. Caravaggio is both one of the most brilliant painters of his time and a rebel against Church rulings that dictate how religious subjects are represented. Having been informed that he depicts prostitutes, thieves and vagabonds in his work, Pope Paul V orders the Vatican secret service to investigate, to decide whether to grant the clemency for which the painter has petitioned since being sentenced to death for the murder of a rival in love. The investigator – known as The Shadow – begins the inquiry that will lead him to discover the conflicting vices and virtues of the artist whose life — or death – lies in his hands.

Biopic / Historical

JUST THE TWO OF US

November 24, 2023

A film by Valérie Donzelli with Virginie Efira, Melville Poupaud

When Blanche meets Gregoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.

Drama

THE BOOK OF WONDERS

November 3, 2023

A film by Lisa Azuelos with Alexandra Lamy, Muriel Robin, Hugo Questel

Thelma is devastated when Louis, her 12 years-old son, falls into a deep coma after an accident. When she discovers his “end-of-the-world bucket list” she realizes how adventurous and creative Louis is. With the hope of bringing her son back, she decides to fulfill herself all of his wishes…From Japan to Portugal, Thelma embarks on an adventure which gives her new reasons to live for, to reconnect with her son…and herself.

Drama comedy

SOLO

September 15, 2023

A film by Sophie Dupuis with Théodore Pellerin, Félix Maritaud, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Alice Moreault

The film tells the story of Simon, rising star of Montreal drag queen scene. It's love at first sight when he meets Olivier, the new recruit of the bar-show where he performs. While Simon believes he is living an electrifying love story, a toxic and destructive dynamic arises between them. At the same time, Claire, Simon’s mother, a famous opera singer, returns to work in the country after 15 years of absence. Fascinated by this woman he hardly knows but whom he idealizes, Simon persists in trying to create a bond with her. Weakened by the failure of these two impossible loves, Simon will have no choice but to realize that he deserves better.

Drama