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Paul (French and English with French subtitles)
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
at 18:15
Date
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
at 18:15
Location
Fernand-Seguin screening room
Date
May 2nd - 15th, 2025
Duration
87 min
Cycle
New releases

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.

Official selection, Panorama, 2025 Berlin International Film Festival

Paul
Directed by
Denis Côté
Language
French and English with French subtitles
Origins
Quebec
Year
2025
Duration
87 min
Genre
Documentary
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Struggling with depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.

Paul

Denis Côté

Denis Côté (1973 – New Brunswick, Canada) founded nihilproductions in the 1990’s and shot about 15 short films. He was a journalist and film critic before directing his first feature film Les états nordiques in 2005, beginning a sustained collaboration with producer Stéphanie Morissette that continued with Nos vies privées in 2007, and then Curling, his fifth feature film, which won top honors at the Locarno Film Festival and was shown in over 70 festivals. His films have been shown in dozens of cinematic events. His first feature film under the umbrella of La maison de prod, Vic+Flo ont vu un ours, won the Silver Bear (Alfred Bauer Prize) at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.

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