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Les films du 3 mars presents:

MONTRÉAL, MON AMOUR

Indie film distributor LES FILMS DU 3 MARS is pleased to present MONTRÉAL, MON AMOUR; a free program of works selected from its catalogue. Event and partnerships coordinator Jean‑Baptiste de Brabander has chosen three films that, each in its own way, pay tribute to the city.

Montréal, mon amour

Jean-Baptiste De Brabander
Partnership and Events Coordinator
Les Films du 3 mars
 

 


Montréal, June 13, 2020

 
To mark our 15th anniversary as an independent distributor of auteur works, VUCAVU suggested we choose a trio of works from the more than 200 in our catalogue.
 
As I considered my selection, I was acutely aware of the confinement that for months now, has governed our every move, the social distancing that kept us so cruelly apart from friends, colleagues and loved ones. Venturing out from home, I found myself rediscovering Montréal and its denizens with a kind of wide-eyed wonder as I took my first post-lockdown walk, first metro trip, or even just a stroll in a park.
 
My final selection offers three ways to (re)discover Montréal, three invitations to state your love for the city and those who call it home.

 

As I considered my selection, I was acutely aware of the confinement that for months now, has governed our every move...

A Summer Love (Un amour d’été) , Jean-François Lesage, 63 min, 2015, F3M

 

 

What’s A SUMMER LOVE? Director Jean-François Lesage sets off to find the answer on a journey through Montréal’s torrid summer nights. Shadowy yet vibrant, A SUMMER LOVE paints a picture of Mont Royal (“the mountain”) in a nocturnal ode to young lovers, their faces lit by the moon, stars and street lights. In 2015, A SUMMER LOVE won the Grand Prize for Best Canadian Feature at the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM).
 
MÉTRO is an invitation to (re)discover the architecture of Montréal’s famous underground city. Filmmaker Nadine Gomez takes an unhurried, contemplative look at our metro stations, normally jam-packed and teeming with life. An excursion in timeless black-and-white that turns the faces of the passers-by into archetypes.  
 
 

... A SUMMER LOVE paints a picture of Mont Royal (“the mountain”) in a nocturnal ode to young lovers, their faces lit by the moon, stars and street lights.
"Métro"Nadine Gomez

 " Métro ", Nadine Gomez, 17 mins, 2015, F3M

 

 

In MONTRÉAL NEW WAVE, director Érik Cimon tracks down the men and women who brought a flamboyant, forward-looking international movement home to Québec, in so doing adding a new chapter to our cultural history. English- and French-speakers, musicians, performers, designers, dancers: this confluence of genres and identities spawned a singular groove, original and provocative, where everyone literally projected themselves into the future. After rock and punk rock, New Wave was a natural development in reaction to the boredom and underemployment that marked the era. With few means apart from a rampant DIY philosophy, it got the Montréal of the 80s up and dancing. MONTRÉAL NEW WAVE took the Gémeaux prize for Best Documentary (Art and Culture) in 2016.
 
 

Jean-Baptiste De Brabander
Event and partnership coordinator
Les Films du 3 mars


 

After rock and punk rock, New Wave was a natural development in reaction to the boredom and underemployment that marked the era.
Montréal New Wave, Érik Cimon, 92 min, 2016, F3M
" Montréal New Wave ", Érik Cimon, 92 min, 2016, F3M

 

This program is part of our VUCAVU EXPANDED project and is co-presented by F3M and VUCAVU.

 

We also acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.