Renaud Després-Larose
Director · Canada
Renaud Després-Larose is a producer, cinematographer and director. After studying philosophy, he decided to devote himself to cinema. He has since worked on independent short and feature film productions. In 2011, Després-Larose directed and produced his first feature film, Comme des mouches, a contemplative coming-of-age film that premiered at Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. Since 2015, he has been part of the editorial board of Hors Champ, the very first online French-language film magazine. Després-Larose directed and produced his second feature, Le rêve et la radio/The Dream and the Radio, with a world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2022, as part of the Tiger Competition.
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MovieDramaMysteryLucie, a PhD student without a work visa and plagued by insomnia, is trapped in a destructive affair with her thesis advisor while being pursued by a jealous ex. Seeking help from a reclusive shaman on the city’s edge, she meets Béatrice, a young woman as carefree as she is determined to help her.
Movie8.5DramaRaoul and Beatrice’s eyes meet in the Montreal metro. This sets off a chain of events that will affect the whole city. He's a rock star activist on a secret mission, she's a bohemian who wanders the streets at night, handing out books to the homeless. Every Thursday evening, she meets Constance and Eugène in their small candlelit apartment, for their weekly reading ritual. Constance broadcasts her live-sampled, politically conscious sound art on an independent radio station; Eugène has been working on a novel for years, whilst trying to shut himself off from the outside world. The three young friends all dream of their own poetic revolution, inspired by the situationists, on whom Raoul has modelled his persona.
MovieComedyScience FictionAn anachronistic firefighter, a quotidian poet, and an expert soup-maker, Ducarmel also plays in a competitive basketball league. There’s only one problem with his hobbies: finding a babysitter to look after his daughter. Moreover, when he dozes off in the evening, he dreams… a little too forcefully. In his bizarre dream world, a beguiling blue book reigns, love looms, and he is the best basketball player of all time.
- MovieComedy
A funny tribute to the movie from Sidney Lumet.