Jean Gascon
Actor · 1920 – 1988 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean Gascon CC (December 21, 1920 – April 13, 1988) was a Canadian opera director, actor, and administrator. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Gascon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie6.4WesternDramaIn 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
A Man Called Horse
1970 · 242 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryLes ludions
1965 · 1 votes
Movie7.1DramaIn a little village at the end of the 1890's, a young woman offends all the 'right-thinking' villagers by allowing men in her house in the absence of her husband. When he is found dead, all of the suspicion is directed towards the liberal woman. She is judged more for her morality then for the crime she is accused of. Her culpability is still a subject of debate today.
Cordélia
1980 · 3 votes
Movie8.0DramaWarIn the war-torn Netherlands, a local Jewish boy has vivid escapist fantasies of being in a Hollywood western where good always triumphs.
The Lucky Star
1982 · 1 votes
Movie6.3TV MovieDocumentaryFor over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colorful, heartfelt paintings, murals and stained glass works. In rare filmed interviews and looks at his creations Chagall's devotion to his Jewish heritage and his love of humanity is shown.
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
1977 · 4 votes
Movie9.0DramaLouise is a professional photographer and very successful in her job. But her father who had disappeared for many years resurfaced. He is very sick and would like to see his three daughters again. At the request of her father, Louise hesitates and then slips away. The reappearance of his father poses problems even in her life as a couple.
L'absence
1976 · 1 votes
Movie4.7DramaRomancePierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find out why his two lovers, Sarah and David, have left him.
Movie9.0DramaHenry, tracing his descent from Edward III, has claimed the French crown. Assured by the Archbishop of Canterbury that right is on his side, and needled by the Dauphin’s insolence, he prepares for war.
Henry V
1967 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0History
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine, the Chief Justice who died prematurely but left French Canada a legacy of political freedom. Shot entirely in Montreal, the film begins on the day of his death, and flashes back to tense moments throughout his life. French with English subtitles.
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
1962 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0
This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB