Festival 2011

Feature Films

October 19th	October 20th	October 21th	October 22th	October 23th
7 p.m. Manitoba night L'aventure franÇaise TABULA RASA POUR UN SOIR SEULEMENT OÙ TU VAS TOI? VidÉoclips DE DANIEL ROA et de MARIJOSÉE	7 p.m. africain night LE MEC IDÉAL		1 p.m. POTICHE	1 p.m. FRISSON DES COLLINES
			3 p.m. OMAR M'A TUER	3 p.m. LES FEMMES DU 6e ÉTAGE
			5 p.m. SUR LE RYTHME	5 p.m. MarÉcages
		7 p.m. LE SENS DE L'HUMOUR	7 p.m. LE NOM DES GENS	7 p.m. FRENCH IMMERSION
		9:30 p.m. GERRY	9 p.m. STARBUCK

 

Wenesday, October 19

Manitoba Night

Globe Cinema: $ 8
Wenesday 7 p.m.

Cinémental presents an evening of films made in, by and with Manitobans. Includes a mini-concert and a Q&A.

 

Thursday, October 20

African Night

LE MEC IDÉAL (THE IDEAL MAN)

Thursday 7 p.m.
CCFM: 8 $
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Comedy, 95 min
Film de la Côte d'Ivoire

by: Owell Brown
with: Emma Lohoues, Mike Danon et Serge Abessolo
distributor: Patou Films
rating: PG

In Côte d’Ivoire, Estelle makes heads turn, but she is lonely. Her girlfriends decide to help find the perfect guy for her. There is no shortage of suitors. Marcus is one of them. He has no car and no money, but he will stop at nothing to seduce her with the collusion of his pal Bill. But who will win the heart of the lovely lady?

The band Exile.z will perform a mini-concert before the screening.

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Friday October 21

LE SENS DE L'HUMOUR (A SENSE OF HUMOUR)

Friday 7 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Special Guest: Benoît Brière

Comedy, 110 min
Canada

by: Émile Gaudreault
with: Louis-José Houde, Michel Côté, Benoît Brière
distributor: Alliance Vivafilm
rating: 14A – violence, coarse language

Two stand-up comedians on tour are kidnapped one night by a humour-challenged member of the audience. Kept captive by Roger Gendron, a surprisingly shy cook, they must earn their freedom. At a loss as to what to do, they offer to give him lessons on how to be funny so he can get along better with the people around him. Quite the challenge!

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GERRY

Thursday 9:30 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Special Guest:
Mario Saint-Amand

Drama, 131 min
Canada

by: Alain Desrochers
with: Mario Saint-Amand, Capucine Delaby, Éric Bruneau, Madeleine Péloquin
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: 18A – nudity, sexual content, substance abuse

A man with a passion for music since he was a kid, Gérald “Gerry” Boulet and his brother started up the rock band Offenbach, popular in Québec in the ’70s. The artist’s troubled life led him to a brief exile in France after which he left the band for a solo career, meeting with unprecedented success. He died of cancer in 1990.

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Saturday October 22

POTICHE

Saturday 1 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Comedy, 103 min
France

by: François Ozon
with: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: PG – not recommended for young children, mature theme

It’s the ’70s. Suzanne, a submissive wife, lives in the shadow of her husband, the head of an umbrella factory. During a strike, her husband has a heart attack. There being no one on staff to fill in for him, Suzanne finds herself being thrust into the CEO’s chair. As she takes over the company, she shows, to everyone’s surprise, that she is far from being a mere trophy wife.

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OMAR M'A TUER (OMAR KILLED ME)

Saturday 3 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Drama, 85 min
France

by: Roschdy Zem
with: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin
distributor: Mongrel Media Fillms
rating: PG

A Moroccan gardener is accused of murdering his employer, a rich widow, who is found stabbed in her basement. On the wall, written in blood, are the words “Omar m'a tuer” (“Omar kill me”). Omar Raddad is hastily charged and found guilty. During Omar’s incarceration, a writer decides to investigate in order to restore his badly bruised dignity. Based on true events that rocked France in 1991.

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SUR LE RYTHME (ON THE RHYTHM)

Saturday 5 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Musical Drama, 93 min
Canada

by: Charles-Olivier Michaud
with: Nico Archambault, Mylène St-Sauveur, Marina Orsini, France Castel
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: PG

Dance is Delphine’s passion. Her parents would like her to go into medicine, but her dream is for a dancing career. When auditions for a big production come up, she decides to try out. After her regular team mate is injured, she has to rehearse with her best friend’s ex-boyfriend—a talented, rebellious and charming partner.

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LE NOM DES GENS (THE NAMES OF LOVE)

Saturday 7 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Comedy, 104 min
France

by: Michel Leclerc
with: Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem, Carole Franck
distributor: Mongrel Media Fillms
rating: 14A – mature theme, sexual content

Bahia Benmahmoud is a very liberated young woman for whom nothing is taboo. She lives in Paris where she seduces men to get them to change their politics! Then one day she meets Arthur Martin, a man who is quite different from what he seems... Appearances and last names can be deceiving. Fortunately, love is in the air.

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STARBUCK

Saturday 9 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Special Guest: : Ken Scott

Comedy, 109 min
Canada

by: Ken Scott
with: Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine Bertrand, Patrick Labbé
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: PG – not recommended for young children, coarse language

David Wosniak, 42, is riddled with debt and works at his father’s butcher shop. No one takes him seriously—not his girlfriend, not his friends. However, when he learns that he has sired 533 babies, it leaves him reeling. He panics at first, then yields to the temptation to meet his many offspring. All to his delight.

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Sunday Octobre 23

FRISSON DES COLLINES

Sunday 1 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8

Comedy, 103 min
Canada

by: Richard Roy
with: Antoine Pilon, Eveline Brochu, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Anick Lemay
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: 14A – not recommended for children, mature theme

In 1969, Frisson des collines, 10, wants to go to Woodstock. When his father dies suddenly, his project is jeopardized. Yet the boy dœs not let that thwart him. He’d do anything to make his dream come true, including raising hell with his pals. A likable biker and a sexy new teacher come to his aid.

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LES FEMMES DU 6e ÉTAGE (WOMEN'S 6TH FLOOR)

Sunday 3 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Comedy, 107 min
France

by: Phillipe Le Guay
with: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Carmen Maura, Natalia Verbeke
distributor: Les films Séville / Entertainment EOne
rating: PG – mature theme

It’s Paris in the ’60s. Jean-Louis Joubert, a staid broker and family man, lives in a ritzy building in a high-class neighbourhood. One fine day, through his maid Maria, he meets some Spanish women who live on the sixth floor. With them, he discovers exuberance and human warmth. Will he reassess his life?

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MARÉCAGES (WETLANDS)

Sunday 5 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Drama, 111 min
Canada

by: Guy Édoin
with: Pascale Bussières, Luc Picard, François Papineau, Gabriel Maillé et Angèle coutu
distributor:Mongrel Media
rating: 14A

Times are tough on a small dairy farm in the middle of a drought. Everyday life is hard to bear, especially after an accident that disrupts the entire Santerre family. Relations are strained between the mother and her 17-year-old son. Learning to forgive is the only way out for them.

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FRENCH IMMERSION

Sunday 7 p.m.
Globe Cinema: $ 8
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES


Special Guests: Kevin Tierney and Rita Lafontaine

Comedy, 120 min
Canada

by: Kevin Tierney
with: Pascale Bussières, Karine Vanasse, Colm Feore, Robert Charlebois, Rita Lafontaine
distributor: TVA Films
rating: 14A

When some Anglos set off to learn French in the small town of Saint-Isidore-du-Cœur-de-Jésus in Québec, you can expect more than a few surprises. Not only do they become acquainted with the customs of the townfolk they live with, they share their views on the challenges of living in harmony in such a huge country.

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