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Prom Night (film)
''Prom Night'' is a 1980 Canadian horror film starring Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis, directed by Paul Lynch. The original music score is composed by Paul Zaza and Carl Zittrer. Jeff Wilson did the movie's storyboards. The remake to the movie is scheduled to be released in 2007. The film also spawned three sequels. Tagline: ''If you're not back by midnight...you won't be coming home.'' More »
Atanarjuat
''Atanarjuat'' is a 2001 Canadian film directed by Zacharias Kunuk. It is also released as ''Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'', which translates the title. ''Atanarjuat'' was the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut, the language of Canada's Inuit people. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition. In a community already split by rivalry and lust for power, an evil shaman arrives to redouble... More »
Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi
''Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi'' is a 2006 Canadian drama film starring Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani. The film's production companies are Atopia and StanKaz Films. The distributor is Atopia in Canada and United States. English title : ''On The Trail Of Igor Rizzi''. This movie won the Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at 2006’s Toronto International Film Festival. More »
Fortune and Men's Eyes
''Fortune and Men's Eyes'' is a 1967 play and 1971 film by John Herbert about a young man's experience in prison, exploring themes of homosexuality and sexual slavery. The title comes from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 29: ''When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes.'' It has been translated into forty languages and produced in over a hundred countries. It is the most published Canadian play, and won the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award. More »
Ararat (film)
''Ararat'' is a 2002 film directed, written, and co-produced by Atom Egoyan about the Armenian Genocide, an event that is denied by the government of Turkey. In addition to exploring the human impact of the specific historical event, the film also examines the nature of truth and its representation through art. ''Ararat'' stars Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, and David Alpay. More »
Goin' Down the Road
''Goin' Down the Road'' is a Canadian-made film, released in 1970 and directed by Donald Shebib. It chronicles the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto in order to find a better life. It starred Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin. Despite its obvious lack of production value, it is generally regarded as one of the best and most influential Canadian films of all time, and has received considerable critical acclaim for its true-to-life... More »
Water (2005 film)
''Water'' is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in Varanasi, India. The film is also the third part of a linked trilogy by Mehta, preceded by ''Fire'' and ''Earth'' . The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was honoured with the Opening Night Gala, and was released across Canada in November of that year. More »
Naked Lunch (film)
''Naked Lunch'' is a 1991 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs. It was directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Peter Weller as William Lee , with Ian Holm, Judy Davis and Roy Scheider. It was an international co-production between companies from Canada, the UK and Japan. More »
C.R.A.Z.Y.
''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' is an award-winning and popular 2005 French language Canadian film from Quebec. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man growing up with four brothers and a homophobic father in 1960s and 1970s Quebec. The film was directed and co-written by Jean-Marc Vallée. The title derives from the first letter in the names of the five brothers: Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan, and also refers to their father's abiding love of Patsy Cline's classic song "Crazy". More »
The Red Violin
''The Red Violin'' , is a 1998 Canadian film. It spans three centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a violin and its many owners. The film was an international co-production between companies in Canada, Italy and the UK. More »
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