Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ (born June 25, 1941) is a French-Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer based in Montreal, who crafts deeply personal and thought-provoking films, earning international acclaim. His career began with features like "Une Maudite Galette" (1972) and "Gina" (1975), exploring diverse narratives. "The Decline of the American Empire" (1986) depicted Quebecois intellectuals tackling issues of sexuality, success, and intimacy, winning critical acclaim, nine Genies, and a Cannes Fipresci prize. "Jesus of Montreal" delved into the lives of Montreal artists portraying biblical figures, blending day-to-day struggles with religious performances. Arcand's film "Stardom" satirized fame, closing Cannes 2000 and opening TIFF, a rare honour for Canadian cinema. "The Barbarian Invasions," a sequel to his earlier work, earned Arcand an Oscar, Cannes prizes, French Cesars, and Quebec Jutra awards, solidifying his cinematic legacy.

  • Title: Denys Arcand
  • Popularity: 4.828
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1941-06-25
  • Place of Birth: Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
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  • Also Known As: Denys Arcand, OC
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Denys Arcand Movies

  • 1992
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    The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

    7 1992 HD

    From coast to coast, from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia, Jacques Godbout films a documentary chronicle of the political...

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  • 1991
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    Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

    5 1991 HD

    Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first...

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  • 1975
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    Normande

    Normande

    6.1 1975 HD

    Normande St-Onge works as a clerk in a pharmacy and takes dance classes with the dream of being a cabaret dancer. Her mother, Berthe, has been...

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  • 2005
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    Shooting Star

    Shooting Star

    6.2 2005 HD

    Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a...

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  • 2006
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    Live Before the Letter

    Live Before the Letter

    1 2006 HD

    Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

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  • 2010
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    Barney's Version

    Barney's Version

    7.033 2010 HD

    The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

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  • 1987
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    Night Zoo

    Night Zoo

    7 1987 HD

    Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father...

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  • 2003
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    Les héritiers du mouton noir

    Les héritiers du mouton noir

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Barbarian Invasions

    The Barbarian Invasions

    7.1 2003 HD

    In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver...

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  • 2016
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    Stealing Alice

    Stealing Alice

    1 2016 HD

    Artist and writer Marc Séguin offers his first film which is about a woman named Alice who steals paintings in order to reattribute them to...

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  • 1972
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    Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

    6.2 1972 HD

    After a raucous visit from the wealthy Uncle Arthur , working class Montreal couple Roland and Berthe are left feeling slighted by his meager gift of...

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  • 2007
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    Achieving the Unachievable

    Achieving the Unachievable

    5 2007 HD

    M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted...

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  • 2004
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    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

    5 2004 HD

    This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable...

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  • 2018
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    Le cri du rhinocéros

    Le cri du rhinocéros

    5 2018 HD

    Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that...

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  • 2016
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    Kiss Me With All Your Love

    Kiss Me With All Your Love

    4.3 2016 HD

    Montreal, 1940. The Second World War is raging in Europe. Pierre Sauvageau, 22, would like to enlist, but he has to take care of his twin sister,...

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  • 1968
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    C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier

    C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier

    1 1968 HD

    Three American tourists explore Quebec guided by an imaginative leader, in an atmosphere of health and good humor. Baroque incidents, romance, and...

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  • 1971
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    Mon oeil

    Mon oeil

    1 1971 HD

    One evening a man watches eight movies simultaneously on television.

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  • 1973
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    Réjeanne Padovani

    Réjeanne Padovani

    6.2 1973 HD

    The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for...

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  • 2019
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    Forgotten Flowers

    Forgotten Flowers

    6.5 2019 HD

    Brother Marie-Victorin, founder of Montreal’s Botanical Garden, is bored with heaven and decides to return earth to help former agronomist...

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  • 1973
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    Pigs Are Seldom Clean

    Pigs Are Seldom Clean

    1 1973 HD

    The true identity of an undercover RCMP narcotics agent is discovered by the criminals he is investigating and his family pays the price.

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  • 1989
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    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    1 1989 HD

    Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

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  • 1992
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    Léolo

    Léolo

    7.1 1992 HD

    The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

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  • 1989
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    Jesus of Montreal

    Jesus of Montreal

    6.934 1989 HD

    A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as...

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  • 2010
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    Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

    1 2010 HD

    The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

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  • 1967
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    Nominingue... depuis qu'il existe

    Nominingue... depuis qu'il existe

    1 1967 HD

    A Docufiction about the twin realities of the Nominingue village in rural quebec, a poverty town turned vacation spot. where the older generation...

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  • 2024
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    Good Men

    Good Men

    1 2024 HD

    After the birth of his grandson, Bobby Roth undertakes a cinematic investigation as to what constitutes being a "good man" in today's world. This...

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  • 2017
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    Le prix du paradis

    Le prix du paradis

    8 2017 HD

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  • 2024
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    At the End of Nothing at All

    At the End of Nothing at All

    1 2024 HD

    Every morning, Marcel confides in his tape recorder. It is from his reflections on life that this film takes us into the wake of his story.

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  • 1989
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    Jesus of Montreal

    Jesus of Montreal

    6.934 1989 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Barbarian Invasions

    The Barbarian Invasions

    7.1 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Barbarian Invasions

    The Barbarian Invasions

    7.1 2003 HD

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  • 2007
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    Days of Darkness

    Days of Darkness

    6.445 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Days of Darkness

    Days of Darkness

    6.445 2007 HD

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  • 1994
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    Love & Human Remains

    Love & Human Remains

    5.8 1994 HD

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  • 2000
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    Stardom

    Stardom

    5.6 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    Stardom

    Stardom

    5.6 2000 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    6.8 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire

    6.8 1986 HD

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  • 1975
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    Gina

    Gina

    6.1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Comfort and Indifference

    Comfort and Indifference

    7 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Comfort and Indifference

    Comfort and Indifference

    7 1982 HD

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  • 1991
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    Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

    5 1991 HD

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  • 1973
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    Réjeanne Padovani

    Réjeanne Padovani

    6.2 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Réjeanne Padovani

    Réjeanne Padovani

    6.2 1973 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

    6.3 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

    The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

    6.3 1984 HD

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  • 1996
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    Poverty and Other Delights

    Poverty and Other Delights

    7 1996 HD

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  • 1967
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    Between Sweet and Salt Water

    Between Sweet and Salt Water

    5.6 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    Cotton Mill, Treadmill

    Cotton Mill, Treadmill

    6 1970 HD

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  • 2014
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    An Eye for Beauty

    An Eye for Beauty

    3.4 2014 HD

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  • 1989
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    Jesus of Montreal

    Jesus of Montreal

    6.934 1989 HD

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  • 2014
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    An Eye for Beauty

    An Eye for Beauty

    3.4 2014 HD

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  • 1972
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    Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

    6.2 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Québec: Duplessis and After ...

    Québec: Duplessis and After ...

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    Montréal un jour d'été

    Montréal un jour d'été

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Alone or with Others

    Alone or with Others

    5.8 1962 HD

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  • 2023
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    Testament

    Testament

    6.717 2023 HD

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  • 1967
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    Atlantic Parks

    Atlantic Parks

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1966
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    Volleyball

    Volleyball

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Volleyball

    Volleyball

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1964
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    Champlain

    Champlain

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    Ville-Marie

    Ville-Marie

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Jusqu'au cou

    Jusqu'au cou

    6 1964 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Fall of the American Empire

    The Fall of the American Empire

    6.6 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Fall of the American Empire

    The Fall of the American Empire

    6.6 2018 HD

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  • 2023
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    Testament

    Testament

    6.717 2023 HD

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  • 1973
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    Réjeanne Padovani

    Réjeanne Padovani

    6.2 1973 HD

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  • 1965
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    La route de l'Ouest

    La route de l'Ouest

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    La route de l'Ouest

    La route de l'Ouest

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Alone or with Others

    Alone or with Others

    5.8 1962 HD

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  • 1972
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    Québec: Duplessis and After ...

    Québec: Duplessis and After ...

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1964
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    Springboard to the Sun

    Springboard to the Sun

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Champlain

    Champlain

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

    Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

    Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nulle part ailleurs

    Nulle part ailleurs

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 2013
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    Les pêcheurs

    Les pêcheurs

    7.8 2013 HD

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  • 2010
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    En audition avec Simon

    En audition avec Simon

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2004
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    Tout le monde en parle

    Tout le monde en parle

    4.2 2004 HD

    Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that...

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 2022
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    La plus belle province

    La plus belle province

    7 2022 HD

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  • 2012
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    Les bobos

    Les bobos

    9 2012 HD

    Two bourgeois-bohemians struggle to stay on the cutting edge of trends and fashion while never sacrificing a single ounce of comfort, style or social...

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  • 2002
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    Viens voir les comédiens

    Viens voir les comédiens

    1 2002 HD

    Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.

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  • 2015
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    Ti-Mé Show

    Ti-Mé Show

    1 2015 HD

    Each week, in front of a fired-up audience, personalities from all areas come on Ti-Mé’s show for an hour of comedy and quirks. A...

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  • 1970
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    Ti-Mé Show

    Ti-Mé Show

    1 1970 HD

    Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec, Canada, that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis, the controversial...

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