Movies: Paul Guèvremont

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada....

An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability....

A new doctor in a quiet Quebec town sparks rumors and accusations when anonymous letters allege an affair with a married woman....

Filmed in French, this Canadian film was based on a popular Quebec-based radio serial. The man of the title is miserable miser Seraphim (Hector Charland). Misanthropic to the point of insanity, Seraphim takes great pleasure in destroying the lives of...

A beautiful country girl and a seductive nightclub singer vie for the same good-looking man....

This movie tells the story of a father, a mother and their young boy who, to get out of misery, leave the village where they live to try their luck in Montreal....

This short drama is a portrait of colonial administrator, Governor General and statesman Lord Durham (1792-1840). When Durham recommended self-government in Canada, he closed the door on his own political success. But in the end, the policies he decl...

A tiny Quebec community is thrown into an uproar when a tall young Texan named Bill arrives to claim a farm he has inherited. Bill's inability to speak French, and his apparent unwillingness to learn the language, foments plenty of ill will in the co...

The melodramatic story of a widow, Marie Paradis, as she becomes an elderly dependant. Taking charge is her daughter-in-law, the cruel and stingy Céleste. Marie answers to all the stereotypes of the traditional mother: she's generous, loving....

A widower is struggling to raise his five children, when he finds a rich brother who imagines he will make them happy by unwittingly destroying their modest projects. After many disasters, the uncle will be more understanding and repair his wrongs. A...

A health problem causes a business leader to think about what will happen to his company after his death....

Summoned by his bosses to broadcast only neutral information, Jean, a reporter, leaves town with his friend to go and collect testimonies from simple people, in the heart of the Laurentians, and reach out to them and outside society at genuine freedo...

An indecisive young woman with an abnormal devotion to her father can't decide on which of her two boyfriends she should end her relationship with....

A doctor living in a small mining town discovers that his dissatisfied young wife is having an affair with a truck driver....

A convict on the run returns to his native village to see his daughter again, who believes him to be dead. The priest intervenes to avoid a scandal that would reflect on the young girl on the eve of getting married....

A young man, Jean Liber (Paul Guèvremont), who, at the end of his cours classique, decides to leave his rich, happy family and his finance, Pauline (Denise Pelletier), in order to become a missionary in China. This story of his struggle, 'at the cros...