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Denis Héroux

Denis Héroux

Quebec film director and producer
July 15, 1940 (December 10, 2015)

The Alley Cat

V.O.: Le Matou
Can. 1985. Dramatic comedy by Jean Beaudin with Serge Dupire, Monique Spaziani, Jean Carmet. The young owner of a restaurant is confronted with the occult maneuvers of a mysterious old man.
Runtime: 141 min.

The Blood of Others

V.O.: Le Sang des autres
Can. 1983. Drama by Claude Chabrol with Jodie Foster, Michael Ontkean, Sam Neill. Out of love for a communist militant, a young designer joins the resistance.
Runtime: 135 min.

The Plouffe Family

V.O.: Les Plouffe
Can. 1981. Dramatic comedy by Gilles Carle with Gabriel Arcand, Émile Genest, Pierre Curzi. In the late 1930s, members of a family living in Quebec City's lower town face various situations.
Runtime: 180 min.

Quest for Fire

V.O.: La Guerre du feu
Can. 1981. Adventures by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman. In prehistoric times, three cave people face various perils to find fire for their tribe.
Runtime: 100 min.
Can. 1980. Mores drama by Louis Malle with Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid.
Runtime: 104 min.

Adventure for Two

V.O.: À nous deux
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1977. Psychological drama by Claude Chabrol with Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet. In 1934, a young girl is put on trial for poisoning her parents.
Runtime: 107 min.
Can. 1977. Sketches by Denis Héroux with Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Susan Penhaligon. An author presents a publisher with the manuscript of a book that aims to prove that cats conspire to dominate man.
Runtime: 89 min.
Can. 1976. Crime drama by Nicolas Gessner with Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Scott Jacoby. A mysterious little girl lives alone in a house rented by her father, explaining his absence by trips or urgent work.
Runtime: 94 min.
Can. 1975. Crime drama by Denis Héroux with Mathieu Carrière, Carole Laure, Myriam Boyer. In Belfast, an American who is a Vietnam deserter kills several nurses living in the same apartment.
Runtime: 90 min.
Can. 1974. Musical by Denis Héroux with Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Joe Masiell. A series of bizarre experiences to the sound of Jacques Brel's songs.
Runtime: 97 min.

Don't Push it

V.O.: Pousse mais pousse égal
Can. 1974. Comedy by Denis Héroux with Gilles Latulippe, Céline Lomez, Denis Drouin. A father is exasperated by his daughter's interest in an awkward oddball.
Runtime: 88 min.

There's Always a Way to Find a Way

V.O.: Y a toujours moyen de moyenner
Can. 1973. Comedy by Denis Héroux with Jean-Guy Moreau, Yvan Ducharme, Willie Lamothe. A credit union clerk is drawn into an extraordinary adventure by his brother-in-law.
Runtime: 92 min.

Enuff Is Enuff

V.O.: J'ai mon voyage
Can. 1973. Comedy by Denis Héroux with Jean Lefebvre, Dominique Michel, René Simard. A French person living in Quebec takes his family on a journey across Canada after accepting a position in Vancouver.
Runtime: 90 min.

A Child Like Any Other

V.O.: Un Enfant comme les autres
Can. 1972. Documentary by Denis Héroux with René Simard, Guy Cloutier. How nine-year-old Ren
Runtime: 91 min.

The Rebels

V.O.: Quelques Arpents de neige
Can. 1972. Drama by Denis Héroux with Daniel Pilon, Christine Olivier, Jean Duceppe. A love story set in the context of the Rebellions of 1837.
Runtime: 94 min.

Seven Times... a Day

V.O.: Sept Fois... par jour
Can. 1971. Comedy by Denis Héroux with Jean Coutu, Rosanna Schiaffino, Dalia Friedland. A Canadian architect living in Israel has a propensity for Don Juanism.
Runtime: 98 min.

The Awakening

V.O.: L'Amour humain
Can. 1970. Psychological drama by Denis Héroux with Louise Marleau, Jacques Riberolles, Charlotte Boisjoli. The marital difficulties of a former priest who married a former nun.
Runtime: 90 min.
Can. 1969. Melodrama by Denis Héroux with Danielle Ouimet, Guy Godin, Kim Wilcox. While a widowed painter falls in love with her, a young woman starts selling her charms as a escort.
Runtime: 95 min.

Here and Now

V.O.: L'Initiation
Can. 1969. Psychological drama by Denis Héroux with Chantal Renaud, Jacques Riberolles, Danielle Ouimet. A student of literature is introduced to the pleasures of love by a writer.
Runtime: 92 min.

No Holiday for Idols

V.O.: Pas de vacances pour les idoles
Can. 1965. Musical by Denis Héroux with Joël Denis, Albert Millaire, Marcel Cabay. A popular young singer and his girlfriend get caught up in the shady dealings of a crooked impresario.
Runtime: 84 min.

Treading Water

V.O.: Jusqu'au cou
Runtime: 80 min.

Alone or with others

V.O.: Seul ou avec d'autres
Can. 1962. Moral study by Denis Héroux, Denys Arcand, Stéphane Venne with Nicole Braun, Pierre Létourneau, Michèle Boulizon. A student experiences the various aspects of university life.
Runtime: 65 min.

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