Denis Bernard

Mourning for Anna (2010)

A mother deals with the violent murder of her daughter. ...

Opening Up (2010)

Gabrielle is 16. She inflicts pain to herself, cut herself. Her father doesn't understand why. At the hospital she meet Étienne, who suffers from an accidental injury. With him, she doesn't have to explain anything. ...

The Canadiens, Forever (2009)

Neglected by his father, William, a star college hockey player, also suffered harassment from his coach and some teammates. By chance of a visit to Sainte-Justine hospital, the young man, whose morale and motivation are at its lowest, meets ten-year-old Da ...

The Necessities of Life (2008)

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despon ...

Audition (2005)

Louis is "repo man" who is no stranger to strong-arm tactics in his work, but he has dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a child. When his cousin helps him get an audition, Louis gets the help of a famous actor to secretly help rehearse his scenes. H ...

Bittersweet Memories (2004)

1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the op ...

So the Moon Rises (2004)

Struggling with AIDS, Aimée comes out of the hospital. Her friend Francine leads her to the Maison Bleue for her convalescence. But Aimee's state of health does not improve: she falls into mental confusion and must stay at the Blue House until her death. ...

A Girl at the Window (2002)

Imprisoned by an illness, a young country girl decides to leave for Quebec City in order to study piano and discover an animated and enthralling lifestyle. ...

The Confessional (1995)

Pierre Lamontagne has returned to Quebec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc, who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Quebec of the 1950s. Past and ...

Lance et compte: Le crime de Lulu (1991)

Bach and Broccoli (1986)

A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing home. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for an important recital. ...

Michel Vaillant, it's all about family (2001)

Documentary on French cartoonist Jean Graton and how Michel Vaillant was born. ...