Acting
Huguette Oligny
Born January 31, 1922 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died May 9, 2013 · aged 91
Huguette Oligny (January 31, 1922 - May 9, 2013) was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas…
Known For
The Book of Eve · 2002The Book of Eve
★ 3.32002
MovieDrama
A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.
Kamouraska · 1973Kamouraska
★ 5.91973
MovieDramaHistory
A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
The Capture · 2007The Capture
★ 5.02007
MovieDrama
Rose hardly ever tells lies. She has a natural elegance and sincerity that few 20-year-old girls possess. However, neither her friends nor her boyfriend know about her difficult past. She’s managed to hide it well, even though she is still haunted by her father’s violence.
Shooting Star · 2005Shooting Star
★ 6.62005
MovieComedy
Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
The Big Snake of the World · 1999The Big Snake of the World
★ 6.01999
MovieDrama
Tom Paradise, a young 40-something refusing to grow up, drives his bus endlessly through the city dreaming of the landscape of the American West that forever impressed him. In love with freedom and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, he resists all the sensible people who try to persuade him to settle down. For Tom has only one idea in his head: to once again head south, riding the waves of love and fate.
Les lumières de ma ville · 1950Les lumières de ma ville
★ 9.01950
MovieRomanceMusic
A beautiful country girl and a seductive nightclub singer vie for the same good-looking man.
Bye Bye Victor · 1989Bye Bye Victor
★ 3.31989
MovieDramaRomance
Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he's waiting to die. Then, into his room, unannounced, rolls the voluble Victor Laprade, who draws out Philippe over the next few months. Victor gives Philippe the gift of experiencing the moment. In return, the well-heeled Philippe organises field trips to dinner and to a botanical garden, and, unknown to Victor, becomes the man's benefactor when Victor's children get stingy. The openly-gay Victor also pushes Philippe to acknowledge feelings he's always kept suppressed.
The Late Blossom · 1977The Late Blossom
★ 8.01977
MovieDrama
30-year-old Quebec City native Gisèle lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with her parents and siblings. One day, tired of being teased by her office mates, she decides to consult a marriage agency to find her soul mate.
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