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François Dompierre

François Dompierre

French composer
July 1, 1943 (80 years old)

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. 2010. Thriller by François Dompierre with Amanda Righetti, Andrew Shaver. A young woman neglected by her husband falls prey to a serial killer after registering on a specialized dating site.
Runtime: 89 min.
Can. 2008. Dramatic comedy by François Dompierre with Joey Kern, Alexandra Holden, Richard Roundtree. Before going to join her lover in Tokyo, a young woman spends one last evening in the home of a long-time friend.
Runtime: 100 min.

Nearest to Heaven

V.O.: Au plus près du Paradis
Fr. 2002. Sentimental comedy by Tonie Marshall with Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq. A French writer who travels to New York to see his childhood sweetheart is troubled by the photographer who works with her.
Runtime: 90 min.

Betty Fisher and Other Stories

V.O.: Betty Fisher et autres histoires
Fr. 2001. Psychological drama by Claude Miller with Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner. A mentally unstable woman kidnaps an unloved child to replace her romance novelist daughter's dead child.
Runtime: 101 min.
Can. 2000. Satire by Denys Arcand with Jessica Paré, Dan Aykroyd, Thomas Gibson. A beautiful teenage field hockey player makes a meteoric rise in the world of fashion and the international jet set.
Runtime: 103 min.

Laura Cadieux

V.O.: C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux
Can. 1998. Mores comedy by Denise Filiatrault with Ginette Reno, Pierrette Robitaille, Denise Dubois. An obese mother goes to her weekly medical appointment, where she socializes with other women in her condition.
Runtime: 92 min.

My Friend Max

V.O.: Mon amie Max
Can. 1993. Psychological drama by Michel Brault with Geneviève Bujold, Marthe Keller, Johanne McKay. A pianist strives to find the son she was forced to abandon at birth twenty-five years ago.
Runtime: 107 min.

Double Identity

V.O.: Frontière du crime
Can. 1990. Crime drama by Yves Boisset with Nick Mancuso, Leah Pinsent, Patrick Bauchau. Charged with collecting the debts of a loan shark, a former teacher becomes aware of the dishonest methods demanded by his employer.
Runtime: 92 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.
Fr. 1988. History by Bernard Favre with Jean-François Casabonne, Charlotte Laurier, Roger Jendly. In 1793, a revolution against the Republican Army spreads in the Vend
Runtime: 105 min.

The Revolving Doors

V.O.: Les Portes tournantes
Can. 1988. Drama by Francis Mankiewicz with Monique Spaziani, Gabriel Arcand, François Méthé. A young boy relives the story of his grandmother, a former silent film pianist, from documents addressed to his father.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Decline of the American Empire

V.O.: Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Can. 1986. Mores comedy by Denys Arcand with Dominique Michel, Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi. Having met for a meal in a villa in the country, four couples find their love lives put into perspective.
Runtime: 101 min.

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 Tin Flute

V.O.: Bonheur d'occasion
Can. 1983. Mores drama by Claude Fournier with Mireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Pierre Chagnon. The trials and tribulations of a working-class family in urban Montreal in the 1940s.
Runtime: 120 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.

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.

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