Robert Gravel

Mort subite d'un homme théâtre (2012)

Les mots magiques (1998)

A young man in his thirties goes to his father's house in the hope of telling him once and for all what he has always wanted to tell him. Then begins an endless nightmare. ...

Pudding chômeur (1996)

Deliberately Felliniesque, this surreal and uneven Canadian satire from iconoclastic French Canadian director Gilles Carle offers an episodic look into an anarchistic, metaphorical world filled with a bizarre assortment of weirdos, wackos and misanthropes. ...

Black List (1995)

At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. It contains the names of some very influential judges and politicians. Then, dead bodies and death threats erupt. Jacques is the trial judge and his own life seems to be in ...

Mistaken Person (1995)

Charles Renard, a police officer who has lost his hearing following an ear injury during an operation, is entrusted upon his return to work with the investigation of credit card thefts committed by a woman who uses newspaper classified ads to lure her prey ...

Soho (1994)

Soho, an aspiring young woman of about 30, lives on the fringe with all those who, like her, believe that one day they will be a famous writer, a star dancer or a famous director. While waiting for that day, they take up yoga, positive thinking, or various ...

Chattahoochee (1990)

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused. ...

Dans le ventre du dragon (1989)

The title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't assume that it's just another kung fu epic. Rather, the film is a likeable mixture of science fiction and humor, centered around the money-making schemes of star Dav ...

A Paper Wedding (1989)

A woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee. ...

Blind Trust (1986)

A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who's being released in exchange for i ...

The Alley Cat (1985)

Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky, their dream become reality, but only to quick turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they had been tricked b ...

Moments Before the New Year (1985)

A mentally deficient man spends New Year's Eve in front of the television in his dingy rooming house, in the company of his landlord. The two spend the evening drinking and watching a ten-year summary of global catastrophes before the ominous programming i ...

The Last Glacier (1984)

A docudrama on the closing of the town of Schefferville. When Raoul loses his job at the mine because the operations are ending, he's been settled there for ten years with Carmen and their son. They're now forced to leave the town, leaving behind the trace ...

Moonshine (1983)

A friendship between a good man with bowling as his only passion and a queer albino. ...

The Coffin Affair (1980)

In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin. ...

Les grands enfants (1980)

Les Grands Enfants does not tell a story in the traditional sense. Instead, it offers an honest image of people's dreams of change : people often unemployed, dissatisfied in some way with their work, or caught up in complicated social relationships. The fi ...

La Tête de Normande St-Onge (1975)

Working as a pharmacy clerk while dreaming of escape through dance, Normande St-Onge supports a household of dependent and unstable relatives. As her efforts to protect and hold together her improvised family intensify, the pressures of exploitation, evict ...

Les vautours (1975)

Although he is something of a layabout, and is still living with his mother, her death comes as something of a shock to Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte). Still, he has hopes of some sort of legacy and believes that his relatives will help him find a job. ...

Les « troubbes » de Johnny (1974)

A pleasant fantasy about the setbacks experienced by a young man who loves costumes. His wife having left him, he goes after her to live some rather funny adventures. ...