Both Sides of the Blade
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Silver Bear for Best Director - Berlinale 2022
A love triangle story about a woman caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover.

Claire Denis
Claire Denis is a French screenwriter and director. After her studies, Claire Denis became an assistant director. She worked at this time with Jacques Rivette, who had a strong influence on her future work, notably in the importance of "not betraying her characters" and of having a "moral perspective" on her work. Other great directors will mark his debut. First of all Wim Wenders, who chose her as an assistant for Paris, Texas in 1984 and for Wings of Desire in 1987. She also met Agnès Godard who was to accompany her as director of photography throughout her career. She then worked with Jim Jarmusch for Down by Law in 1986. Driven by these experiences and encouraged by Wim Wenders, Claire Denis wrote and directed her first film, Chocolat, in 1988.

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Avec amour et acharnement by Claire Denis

Avec amour et acharnement by Claire Denis