Claude Gauthier Movies

An important moment in Canadian history is brought to the screen in this drama drawn from historical documents of the period. In 1838, Francois-Xavier Bouchard (Francis Reddy) is a member of a group of French-Canadian rebels calling themselves Les Patriotes, who are hoping to remove the British-based government from Lower Canada (now known as Quebec). Having just returned to Canada after a brief exile in the United States, Bouchard aligns himself with Les Patriotes against the advice of his family, who fear for his safety. Their fears prove well-grounded when Bouchard is captured in a raid on a British stronghold, and after an attempt to escape to America, Bouchard is subjected to a trial he feels has been fixed from the start. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In this story-free experimental cinematic meditation, Roger Leger plays a biker who, in the course of discussing his childhood, finds time to seduce his shrink. Later, he makes love to a Mexican woman who leaves him to return to her home, and he manages to play pool with egg-shaped balls. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This study of the feminist mystique and its underlying issues centers on Madeline (Monique Mercure), a middle-aged director set on conquests of any kind. Also featured are Madeline's relationship to her daughter Renee (Guylaine Normandine) and a few lovers. Madeline is working as a radio talk show host when her daughter comes home to stay with her for the summer. Madeline seems fired by inner demons that propel her to excel in one way or another, either by doing a good work-out at the gym, by competing with her daughter, or by changing lovers one day to the next. The relationships she has throughout the summer fluctuate and change, yet by the time Renee is ready to go off to school again there is some hope for happiness ahead. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

The heroine of this action film is an airline pilot who used to be an aerial acrobat who dresses like a high-fashion model. Her two children have been killed by a drunk driver who practices voodoo on the side. The voodoo alcoholic is married to an industrial magnate, and therefore has wealth and power on her side. The acrobatic, designer pilot has a diabolical plan to avenge her children's death when all else seems to fail. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This disturbing drama is based on a real incident that occurred in Quebec during 1970. It is the story of the Liberation Front of Quebec took hostages, and the provincial government called for martial law resulting in the arrest of 450 people who were taken in and imprisoned without warrants and for no apparent reason. Much of the film centers on the cruelty inflicted upon these victims. Mental torture was one of the techniques employed. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi