Prayer for a lost mitten
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.
Night has fallen and Montreal is under a blanket of snow. At the City Transit Company, people line up at the lost and found office where upon reflection, losing something becomes a symbol of a deeper loss. This creative documentary is sometimes melancholic, sometimes festive yet always compassionate. In fact, it makes you appreciate Winter.
Jean-François Lesage
After studying law, Jean-François Lesage began his career as a journalist for Radio-Canada television in Alberta and British Columbia. In 1998, shaken by the discovery of Chinese cinema, he headed to Beijing, where he was to spend six years. This is where he directed his first creative documentary, Sweet Nights Sour Nights (2004). He followed this up with How Can You Tell if the Little Fish Are Happy? (2009) co-directed with his brother Philippe Lesage. Back in Montréal, he then made A Mile End Tale (2013), the closing film at Visions du Réel 2014, followed by A Summer Love (2015), winner of the Grand Prize for Best Canadian Feature at the RIDM. The Hidden River (2017), his fourth feature, won the Special Jury Prize (Canadian feature) at the RIDM. In 2020, his feature Prayer for a Lost Mitten won Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs. His most recent documentary feature is Among Mountains and Streams (2024).
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Un film d’une profonde humanité ★★★★
En plein hiver, des gens vont et viennent au comptoir des objets perdus de la Société de transport de Montréal. Ils cherchent une mitaine, une tuque, des clés, un cartable, un sac à main et autres objets perdus. Cette quête matérielle renvoie à celle, plus spirituelle, de la perte comme du désir de retrouver un amour, un être cher, une période de sa vie…
Prière pour une mitaine perdue (Jean-François Lesage)
Photo : Les Films du 3 Mars
Photo : Les Films du 3 Mars
Photo : Les Films du 3 Mars
Photo : Les Films du 3 Mars
