Françoise Faucher
Actor · b. 1929 · Montmorency, Val d'Oise, France
Françoise Faucher (born September 4, 1929) is a retired French actress. She trained in drama in France under René Simon and Bernard Bimont before immigrating to Canada in the 1950s. She became a member of Montreal's Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, participating in many plays.
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Movie6.3DramaMysteryWhen a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
Agnes of God
1985 · 145 votes
Movie6.1DramaA quiet painter, separated from his wife for a year, receives a suitcase in the mail from his mother, whom he hasn't seen since infancy. He believes she abandoned him to his wealthy, paternal grandparents. The suitcase contains mementos and a diary, a long letter to him, written over the years, with details of her youth, her first job as a pianist at a cinema, the coming of talkies, her marriage, and how he came to live with his grandparents. As he reads through the materials and her story comes to life, his son Antoine, who's about 10 or 12, tries to break through his father's silence and sorrow by taking matters into his own hands.
Movie7.5DramaTV MovieBetween her four children, her husband, her job at the hardware store, and the creditors on her back, Hélène leads a life that dangerously resembles a makeshift camp in a constant state of emergency. She muddles through as best she can.
Craque la vie!
1994 · 2 votes
Movie4.7DramaComedyOn the keyboard, the young hands fly rapidly and the melody rises. For the child, nothing is easier; he hears the sounds in his head. These hands belong to 6 years old André Mathieu. He won his audiences and fired up concerts halls in London, New York, Paris and around the world. Adulated, hailed, praised, the child prodigy seemed to have everything to succeed. From the top of his vertiginous successes, to depths of torment, the life of the "Little Canadian Mozart" blends into his music. A romantic and passionate composer wishing for happiness, his story is nevertheless played on tragic notes.
Movie7.0AnimationLotte Reiniger's last film, following the adventures of two kingdoms through the overseeing eye of a destiny-knitting witch.
The Rose and The Ring
1979 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryHuguette Oligny, le goût de vivre
2013 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaEleven-year-old Guillaume suffers from a serious and potentially fatal heart condition. Gradually, the young boy's family fractures under the weight of his illness.
L'enfant bleu
1985 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DramaLe soleil des autres
1970 · 1 votes
Movie5.8DramaThe melodramatic story of a widow, Marie Paradis, as she becomes an elderly dependant. Taking charge is her daughter-in-law, the cruel and stingy Céleste. Marie answers to all the stereotypes of the traditional mother: she's generous, loving.
Movie9.0DramaA woman's marriage is in crisis as a result of her difficult and complex relationship with her mother.
L'Arrache-cœur
1979 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Documentary
Exploring four of the world's major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
Four Religions
1960 · 1 votes