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Andrée Lachapelle

Andrée Lachapelle

Franco-Canadian actress
November 13, 1931 (November 21, 2019)

And the Birds Rained Down

V.O.: Il pleuvait des oiseaux
Can. 2019. Drama by Louise Archambault with Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte, Rémy Girard. An 80-year-old woman who has escaped from an asylum and a young photographer burst into the lives of two old men living as hermits on the shores of a remote lake.
Runtime: 127 min.

The Passion of Augustine

V.O.: La Passion d'Augustine
Can. 2015. Dramatic comedy by Léa Pool with Céline Bonnier, Lysandre Ménard, Diane Lavallée. In late 1960s Quebec, a nun who teaches music does everything she can to save her school, which is threatened with closure.
Runtime: 103 min.
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Can. 2012. Psychological drama by François Delisle with François Delisle, Jacqueline Courtemanche, Noémie Godin-Vigneau. An inmate's inner thoughts become entangled with those of his former spouse and his elderly mother.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Last Escape

V.O.: La Dernière Fugue
Can. 2010. Drama by Léa Pool with Yves Jacques, Andrée Lachapelle, Jacques Godin. An elderly man suffering from Parkinson's disease asks his wife, eldest son, and grandson to secretly help him end his life.
Runtime: 90 min.
Can. 2010. Dramatic comedy by Louis Bélanger with François Papineau, Alexis Martin, Sophie Bourgeois. Distraught over the accidental death of his son, a Montreal teacher is led by a scheming friend into commiting a series of robberies on the Lower River Road.
Runtime: 113 min.
Can. 2007. Dramatic comedy by Richard Jutras with Maxime Denommée, Isabelle Blais, Benoît Gouin. A young dreamer finds himself involved in a murder case with the mysterious young woman he is in love with, who turns out to have many family secrets.
Runtime: 90 min.

A Family Secret

V.O.: Le Secret de ma mère
Can. 2006. Dramatic comedy by Ghyslaine Côté with Ginette Reno, Céline Bonnier, Joëlle Morin. At her father's funeral, a young woman makes shocking discoveries about her family.
Runtime: 86 min.
Can. 2004. Dramatic comedy by Stella Goulet with Sophie Dion, Andrée Lachapelle, Huguette Oligny. To better help her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, a young woman opens a small boarding house for the elderly in her home.

Games of the Heart

V.O.: Du pic au coeur
Can. 2000. Sentimental comedy by Céline Baril with Karine Vanasse, Tobie Pelletier, Xavier Caféïne. A teenage girl lives with a rock singer while pretending to ignore the love of a childhood friend.
Runtime: 85 min.
Can. 1999. Psychological drama by André Melançon, Martine Beaulne with Monique Mercure, Andrée Lachapelle, Guylaine Tremblay. A seventy-year-old woman recalls the milestones of her adult life.
Can. 1993. Psychological drama by Michel Langlois with Andrée Lachapelle, Roy Dupuis, Gilbert Sicotte. In an inn on the North Shore, a mother and daughter find their lives disrupted by the return of their son and an old friend from home.
Runtime: 115 min.
Can. 1993. Psychological drama by Robert Favreau with Élizabeth Bourgine, Andrée Lachapelle, Judith-Emmanuelle Lussier. The mother, wife, and daughter of a car accident victim have their lives turned upside down when he remains in a deep coma.
Runtime: 95 min.
Can. 1992. Chronicle by Jean-Claude Lauzon with Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Julien Guiomar. A young boy living in a working-class neighbourhood of Montreal tries to forget his tough family life by cultivating his taste for dreams.
Runtime: 107 min.
Can. 1992. Crime drama by Michel Langlois with Andrée Lachapelle, Mario Saint-Amand, Jean-René Ouellet. Stabbed by her son, a possessive mother works to erase all traces of the attack.
Runtime: 77 min.
Can. 1991. Biography by Robert Favreau with Marc St-Pierre, Michel Comeau, Lorraine Pintal. A documentary about the most decisive moments in the life of the Quebec poet
Runtime: 100 min.
Can. 1990. Sentimental drama by Richard Roy with Michel Côté, Claire Nebout, Andrée Lachapelle. A tormented forty-year-old man gives up his job and leaves for Florida where he owns a house that he discovers is occupied by a young stranger.
Runtime: 94 min.

Comme un voleur

V.O.: ...comme un voleur
Can. 1990. Psychological drama by Michel Langlois with Gilbert Sicotte, Andrée Lachapelle, Gildor Roy. Although he already has an alcoholic and irresponsible brother, a garage owner must also take care of his mother who has cerebral palsy.
Runtime: 83 min.

Jesus of Montreal

V.O.: Jésus de Montréal
Can. 1989. Dramatic comedy by Denys Arcand with Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay. A young actor, solicited by a religious man to renovate the presentation of a dramatic Stations of the Cross, creates a revised version of the passion of Christ.
Runtime: 120 min.

In the Belly of the Dragon

V.O.: Dans le ventre du dragon
Can. 1988. Science-fiction by Yves Simoneau with Rémy Girard, David La Haye, Marie Tifo. Two flyer distributors go to the rescue of a young colleague who has unwisely subjected himself to medical experiments.
Runtime: 100 min.

Straight for the Heart

V.O.: À corps perdu
Can. 1988. Psychological drama by Léa Pool with Matthias Habich, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Michel Voïta. Upon his return from an exhausting trip to Central America, a photographer is painfully aware of the breakup of the m
Runtime: 92 min.
Can. 1974. Moral study by Richard Martin with Jean Duceppe, Catherine Bégin, Denise Filiatrault. In the fancy house of a nouveau riche, four couples exchange amenities.
Runtime: 90 min.

Montreal Flight 871

V.O.: Yul 871
Can. 1966. Psychological drama by Jacques Godbout with Charles Denner, Andrée Lachapelle, Paul Buissonneau. While in Montreal to negotiate a business deal, a European engineer is forced to stay longer than expected due to a setback.
Runtime: 72 min.

Rope Around the Neck

V.O.: La Corde au cou
Can. 1965. Psychological drama by Pierre Patry with Guy Godin, Andrée Lachapelle, Roland d'Amour. The journey into the mountains of a man who recently killed his mistress.
Runtime: 105 min.

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