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Festival International Du Cinéma Francophone En Acadie
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (trans: International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie), or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick. , November 21, 2019. Since its creation in 1987, FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international film festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2021 Census, the city had a population of 79,470, a metropolitan population of 157,717 and a land area of . Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid-1840s, allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Bombs
''Under the Bombs'' (French: ''Sous les bombes'', ar, تحت القصف; taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese drama film directed by Philippe Aractingi. The film is set in Lebanon at the end of the 2006 Lebanon War. Plot Although she grew up in Lebanon, wealthy Lebanese Muslim Zeina Nasrueddi ( Nada Abu Farhat) has been living in Dubai with her architect husband and son, Karim. Marital difficulties led her to send her son to spend the summer with her sister Maha in Lebanon. When the 2006 Lebanon War began she traveled to Beirut via Turkey. In order to find her son, she hires Lebanese Christian taxi driver Tony (Georges Khabbaz) to drive her to Southern Lebanon. In their search for Maha and Karim, they encounter the devastation wrought by the war and learn each other's personal secrets, including the fact that Tony's brother was a member of the South Lebanon Army and is now living in exile in Israel. Cast *Nada Abou Farhat as ''Zeina'' *Georges Khabbaz as ''Tony'' Release ''Under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Plays
''Eastern Plays'' ( bg, Източни пиеси, ''Iztochni piesi'') is a 2009 Bulgarian drama film. The feature-length debut of Bulgarian director Kamen Kalev, ''Eastern Plays'' features Hristo Hristov, Ovanes Torosyan, Saadet Aksoy and Nikolina Yancheva. The film debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight, though regular showings in Bulgaria began on 16 October 2009. Synopsis ''Eastern Plays'' is the story of two alienated brothers, Hristo or Itso (Hristo Hristov), an artist woodcarver who is struggling with his methadone addiction, and Georgi (Ovanes Torosyan), a high school student who is dragged into a neo-Nazi gang. The central point of the film is an ethnically motivated attack by Georgi's neo-Nazi gang on a Turkish family from Istanbul, who are spending the night in Sofia en route to Germany. While Georgi initially participates in the beating, he is frightened and runs away. Itso, who had seen the family at a restaurant while he dined with his now-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderline (2008 Film)
''Borderline'' is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrèche, based on her novels ''Borderline'' and ''La Brèche''. Synopsis The film follows Kiki, a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother, the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself. Cast * Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old) * Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky * Angèle Coutu as Mémé * Sylvie Drapeau as Mère de Kiki / Kiki's Mother * Laurence Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyne Charlebois
Lyne Charlebois is a Canadian film and television director, most noted as the director and cowriter of the 2008 film ''Borderline (2008 film), Borderline''."Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". ''The Gazette (Montreal)'', February 4, 2008. Charlebois began her career as a photographer, who had one of her first jobs in the film industry shooting promotional stills for Jean-Claude Lauzon's 1987 film ''Night Zoo''. She then became a music video director for artists including Daniel Bélanger and Laurence Jalbert. She won a Félix Award, Prix Félix for Best Video in 1991 for Marjo (singer), Marjo's "Je sais, je sais", and was a three-time Juno Award nominee for Juno Award for Video of the Year, Best Music Video for Spirit of the West's "Political (song), Political" at the Juno Awards of 1992, Mae Moore's "Bohemia" at the Juno Awards of 1993 and for Gogh Van Go's "Tunnel of Trees" at the Juno Awards of 1995. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Blais
Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. She quickly charmed critics by her stage interpretation of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and in 2001, won their attention for her role in ''Soft Shell Man'' by André Turpin. In 2002, she appeared in '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' by George Clooney. In 2003, she was awarded a Jutra Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role in ''Québec-Montréal'' by Ricardo Trogi. In the same year, appeared in ''The Barbarian Invasions'', by Denys Arcand. In 2004, she appeared in a leading role in ''Les Aimants'', by Yves Pelletier, for which she was nominated for a second Jutra Award, for Best Actress, as well as being nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigue Jean
Rodrigue Jean (born in Caraquet, New Brunswick) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Acadian origin. He has been a theatre director, dancer and choreographer. Life and Work While pursuing university studies, he developed in the 1980s a practice as a dancer and choreographer.Thomas Waugh, ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''. Carleton University Press, 2006. . p. 434. In 1986, he went to Japan to train with Tanaka Min. With Tedi Tafel (choreography and performance), Jacques Perron (photography) and Monique Jean (music), he founded Les Productions de l'Os in 1986. A series of performances resulted from this collaboration, which culminated in 1989 with the creation of his first choregraphed short film, '' La déroute''. In 1995, he directed a documentary, '' La voix des rivières'', on Acadians of New-Brunswick, with the support of the National Film Board in Acadia, as well as two short fiction films, '' La mémoire d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Song (film)
''Lost Song'' is a 2008 drama film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean. The film focuses on a couple's struggle with postpartum depression. It won the Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plot After the birth of their firstborn baby, Pierre and Élisabeth drive to the country to stay with his mother. The still-unnamed baby is restless, refuses to breastfeed and is having trouble sleeping. When Pierre must return to work, Élisabeth is left alone with the baby. Perplexed as to what to do, she leaves the baby in the care of her overly attentive mother-in-law Louise. Spending time with teenaged neighbor Naomi, Élisabeth finds comfort in the girl's friendship. As the pressure mounts to baptize the baby, Élisabeth considers taking a desperate action. Cast Reception On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, ''Lost Song'' has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 critics' reviews. Brian D. Johnson of ''Maclean's'' wrote, "This story of a woman’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
