Philippe Lavalette Movies

The climbing of an immense staircase made up of the most varied stairs. Symbolic scenes occur on different levels where characters seem to be...

A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.

The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept,...

As the country explodes under racial tensions after the assassination of Martin Luther King, writer Romain Gary, humanist and animal lover, and his...

In Pursuit of Peace follows four Canadians on the front lines of international peace initiatives - in South Sudan, Turkey, Congo and Iraq. We...

Juanicas is an intimate portrait of a Mexican immigrant family in Quebec affected by mental illness. Using material shot over almost 10 years, the...

A woman travels from the big city to the countryside. The locals are suspicious.

2039... A third world war on every continent... Isolated in an old building with his partner, a young man refuses to seek shelter during an alert. He...

Her publisher forces Marianne to rewrite the manuscript of a novel she wrote and burned in a fit of anguish. Her obsession with her story where the...

After a Dantean journey, women from Nigeria arrive alone and ever younger in Italy, looking for a better life. Such horrors as human trafficking and...

Two struggling musicians, trying to get by performing their less-than-sterling drag show, find a mysterious benefactor in the form of Victoria....

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

With his job in the balance, Gérard bets his boss that he can transform bad-tempered street person Lola into television star material. With...

Youssef, leads a lonely and orderly life. But the chance meeting with an intriguing girl in front of a mysterious house awakens in him the confused...

Nicolas loves baseball. Every day during vacation he and his friends meet at the town’s old baseball field to play their favourite game......

A look at the history and cultural impact of Tarzan.