Serge Giguère
Serge Giguère is one of the major figures of documentary in Quebec. In 1974, he founded Les films d'aventure sociale du Québec with Robert Tremblay. The two filmmakers co-directed there, among other things, the documentary Belle famille (1978). Giguère then joined forces with Sylvie Van Brabant to create Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc in 1984, where he directed most of his films, including Oscar Thiffault (1987), Finding Macpherson (2014) and most recently My Mother's Letters (2017). First recognized for his work as a cameraman, Serge Giguère signed the images on more than sixty films. Resolutely humanist, his cinema offers intimate journeys where the real and the imaginary intermingle to open us to the secret dimension that binds us together.
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My Mother's Letters
Director Serge Giguère got his hands on a hundred letters written by his mother at the turn of the 1950s. While these letters recount the difficult, but often comical, daily life of a working-class family of sixteen children, Serge Giguère undertakes to cobble together his own memories to bring out so many heterogeneous moments, like an echo of his mother who sews, upholster and invents her lif...
A Labour of Sharing
The birth of a child is a basic expression of life. It constitutes the renewed awareness of the essence of men and women, in the respectful, dignified context of founding a family. While expecting their first child, Sylvie Van Brabant and Serge Giguère looked for a welcoming place to give birth. The place and the choice of the people they wished to be present motivated them to question the cond...
Oscar Thiffault
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With lively rhythms, catchy choruses, and vivid melodies, Oscar Thiffault's songs are a blend between country and Quebec folk music. This modest yet spirited man is more than just a singer. He is a storyteller and a witness to his era. Serge Giguère's documentary, supported by archival footage, recounts the life of this important figure in our folk heritage. At 75, the singer plays along with ...
Belle famille
_Belle famille_ est un film d’action qui raconte une tranche de vie d’un éboueur et récupérateur de métal montréalais et de sa famille entre 1970 et 1976. Gérard Duffault, personnage coloré et au verbe fort, quitte son taudis de Saint-Henri à Montréal avec sa femme et ses enfants pour aller se construire une maison avec des matériaux récupérés à Ormstown. Il mène cette aventure à la manière d’u...
My Mother's Letters
Director Serge Giguère got his hands on a hundred letters written by his mother at the turn of the 1950s. While these letters recount the difficult, but often comical, daily life of a working-class family of sixteen children, Serge Giguère undertakes to cobble together his own memories to bring out so many heterogeneous moments, like an echo of his mother who sews, upholster and invents her lif...
A Labour of Sharing
The birth of a child is a basic expression of life. It constitutes the renewed awareness of the essence of men and women, in the respectful, dignified context of founding a family. While expecting their first child, Sylvie Van Brabant and Serge Giguère looked for a welcoming place to give birth. The place and the choice of the people they wished to be present motivated them to question the cond...
Oscar Thiffault
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With lively rhythms, catchy choruses, and vivid melodies, Oscar Thiffault's songs are a blend between country and Quebec folk music. This modest yet spirited man is more than just a singer. He is a storyteller and a witness to his era. Serge Giguère's documentary, supported by archival footage, recounts the life of this important figure in our folk heritage. At 75, the singer plays along with ...
Belle famille
_Belle famille_ est un film d’action qui raconte une tranche de vie d’un éboueur et récupérateur de métal montréalais et de sa famille entre 1970 et 1976. Gérard Duffault, personnage coloré et au verbe fort, quitte son taudis de Saint-Henri à Montréal avec sa femme et ses enfants pour aller se construire une maison avec des matériaux récupérés à Ormstown. Il mène cette aventure à la manière d’u...
