The Nature of Love
We have the opportunity to showcase a few films that have shine in the past few months in Quebec. While we await the winner of the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois, let's discover - or rediscover the nominated films of Monia Chokri, Pascal Plante, Ariane Louis-Seize, Henry Bernadet and Jacquelyn Mills. A program of short films will also offer a glimpse at the next generation of filmmakers.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with cinematographer André Turpin
Winner of the César Award for Best Foreign Film
Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, is in a stable if somewhat socially-conforming relationship with Xavier. From gallery openings to endless dinner parties, ten years have already flown by. Sylvain is a craftsman, renovating Sophia and Xavier’s new country house. When Sophia and Sylvain meet, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. Opposites attract, but can they last?
Monia Chokri
Trained at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal, Monia Chokri is an actress, screenwriter, and director. She worked for several years between Canada and France as a performer in theater and cinema. She turned to directing in 2013 with the short film An Extraordinary Person, which earned her several awards including the Jutra for Best Fiction Short Film and the Grand Prize at the South By Southwest Festival in 2014. A Brother's Love (2019), her debut feature film which she also wrote, was acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, where she won the Jury's Coup de Cœur award in the Un Certain Regard section. Her third feature film, The Nature of Love, is also presented in this section in 2023. As an actress, she worked with several directors including Denys Arcand, Robin Aubert, Claire Simon, and Katell Quillévéré. It was through the role of Marie in Xavier Dolan’s Heartbeats (2010) that she became known to the general public.
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Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
Crédit : Fred Gervais | Gracieuseté Immina Films
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