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1. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Horror
Daryl's journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.
Stars: Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Laïka Blanc-Francard, Melissa McBride
Votes: 21,030
2. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,283 | Gross: $4.45M
3. The Red Violin (1998)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 34,515 | Gross: $9.47M
4. The Song of Names (2019)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Gerran Howell, Stanley Townsend, Amy Sloan
Votes: 5,317
5. Silk (2007)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina
Votes: 11,751 | Gross: $1.10M
6. Last Night (I) (1998)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Roberta Maxwell, Robin Gammell
Votes: 10,154
7. Boychoir (2014)
103 min | Drama, Music
After his single mother dies, a young boy with an excellent voice is sent to a prestigious choir school and has trouble adapting to the culture of the school.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McHale
Votes: 7,378
8. La femme de l'hôtel (1984)
89 min | Drama
Making a film in her native town, a director finds inspiration in a woman, Estelle David, seen wandering through a hotel.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Paule Baillargeon, Louise Marleau, Marthe Turgeon, Serge Dupire
Votes: 81
9. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Not Rated | 128 min | Musical
Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Renée Fleming
Votes: 172
10. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Devon Anderson
Votes: 3,918 | Gross: $1.57M
11. Ok! TV (2013– )
30 min | News, Talk-Show
A look at the top stories in entertainment and celebrity news.
Stars: Sonia Isabelle, Jaymes Vaughan, Arthur Kade, Ricky Cornish
Votes: 400
12. Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)
100 min | History
Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Samian, Raoul Max Trujillo, Gilles Renaud, Siân Phillips
Votes: 561
13. February 15, 1839 (2001)
120 min | Drama, History
French Canadians face execution after a revolt against British bureaucrats in Quebec.
Director: Pierre Falardeau | Stars: Luc Picard, Sylvie Drapeau, Frédéric Gilles, Pierre Rivard
Votes: 851 | Gross: $0.25M
14. Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997– )
Music
A series following famed 'cellist Yo-Yo Ma exploring J.S. Bach's Six Suites of Solo Cello through a variety of creative media with numerous artists produced by Sony Classical.
Stars: Yo-Yo Ma, Tamasaburô Bandô, Jayne Torvill, Don McKellar
Votes: 136
15. Surviving Progress (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks | Stars: Ronald Wright, Mark Levine, Robert Wright, Marina Silva
Votes: 1,900 | Gross: $0.05M
16. Peter Gabriel's Secret World (1994 TV Special)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Featuring singer Peter Gabriel live in concert in Modena in Italy.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Tony Levin, David Rhodes
Votes: 700
17. Tout le monde en parle (2004– )
90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
-A Quebec talk-show (in Canada), about what happened the week before. Every Sunday, at 8pm at Radio-Canada, Guy A. Lepage hosts this show with Dany Turcotte.
Stars: Guy A. Lepage, Dany Turcotte, Mc Gilles, Chantal Hébert
Votes: 299
18. Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.
Director: Jill Sharpe | Stars: Robert Lepage, Katherine Monk, Don McKellar, Patricia Rozema
Votes: 115
19. Cargo (1990)
Drama
Alice parvient à réunir sur un voilier les deux hommes de sa vie, son père et son amant. Ce qui devait n'être qu'une brève escapade se transforme en une longue balade qui prendra une bien mauvaise tournure.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Michel Dumont, Geneviève Rioux, Guy Thauvette, Patricia Nolin
Votes: 44
20. Hope (III) (2011)
11 min | Short, Drama, War
Hope explores the fragmented violence of war seen through the eyes of a General on his deathbed. A mind accustomed to a life on the battlefield surrenders to a stream of consciousness, ... See full summary »
Director: Pedro Pires | Stars: Bill Croft, Lucas Silveira, Zaz Zielinski, Jamieson Boulanger
Votes: 51
21. Pom Wonderful (2010 TV Short)
3 min | Short
Director: François Girard | Stars: Erik Fellows, Sonja Kinski, Helena Mattsson, Malcolm McDowell
22. Le Dortoir (1991)
58 min | Documentary
This highly acclaimed dance drama is set in a long-deserted Catholic school dormitory, and in the mind of a former student who remembers the joy, repression and anger he experienced there during the 1960s.
Director: François Girard | Star: Gilles Maheu
23. Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri (1997)
55 min | Documentary, Music
Explores deep relationship between music and architecture through a high-tech 'virtual confrontation' between Bach and his contemporary, architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Steven Epstein, Yo-Yo Ma, Moshe Safdie
Votes: 31
24. Memories of Othello (1995)
49 min | Documentary
Actress Suzanne Cloutier is interviewed about "Othello", Orson Welles' masterpiece, in which she played Desdemona.
Director: François Girard | Star: Suzanne Cloutier
Votes: 8
25. WEDU Arts Plus (2013– )
Not Rated | Documentary
This weekly arts and culture program focuses on the stories of the individuals and organizations that make West Central Florida such an artistically vibrant region.
Stars: Dalia Colon, Gabe Ortiz, Megan Voeller, Ya La'ford
27. Harry Gulkin: Red Dawn on Main Street (2004)
48 min | Documentary
A portrait of Harry Gulkin, a Jewish red diaper baby, who went from being a communist organizer to a very successful film producer.
Director: Nicola Zavaglia | Stars: Nicola Zavaglia, Harry Gulkin, Monique Champagne, Arnie Gelbart
29. La conquête du grand écran (1996)
108 min | Documentary, History
Director: André Gladu | Stars: Jennifer Alleyn, Denys Arcand, Jean-Yves Bigras, Roger Blais
Votes: 16
30. Festival de cine de San Sebastián 2019: Gala de clausura (2019 TV Special)
62 min
Directors: Borja Crespo, Borja Echevarría, Susana Miravalles, José María Sánchez-Chiquito Morón | Stars: Miguel Albero, Aitor Arregi, Andrew Bargsted, Esmeralda Berbel
31. Peter Gabriel: Shaking the Tree (Secret World Live) (2012 Music Video)
Music
Taken from the Secret World Live concert film which was filmed across two nights (16 and 17 November 1993) at the Palasport Nuovo in Modena, Italy.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Paula Cole, Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Tony Levin
Votes: 9
32. François Girard en trois actes (2005)
73 min | Documentary
-In September 2004, filmmaker and director François Girad began an impressive season on stage that brought him from Montreal to New York and Toronto. He then attacks Kafka, Wagner and the ... See full summary »
Director: Mathieu Roy | Stars: Atom Egoyan, Niv Fichman, François Girard, Serge Lamothe
33. Céline Dion: Fais ce que tu voudras (1986 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Dion filmed her first real French-language music video for this single in 1986. It was directed by François Girard and featured Dion at a train station.
Director: François Girard | Star: Céline Dion
Votes: 8
34.
WEDU Arts Plus (2013– )
Episode:
Episode 107
(2013)
Not Rated | Documentary
Carlton Ward's conservation photography showcases Florida's unique ecosystem. Jaydan Moore deconstructs metal artifacts and reassembles them into works of art. François Girard shares the story behind Zarkana.
Stars: Dalia Colon, François Girard
35.
Ok! TV (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #5.68
(2019)
News, Talk-Show
Actor Clive Owen and director Francois Girard ("The Song of Names"); Jennifer Garner; Lizzo; Selena Gomez; "Scott Peterson: Ultimate Betrayal";
Stars: Sonia Isabelle, Jaymes Vaughan, Arthur Kade, Sissy Biggers
36.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer
(2020)
Not Rated | 147 min | Musical
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Valery Gergiev, Evgeniy Nikitin, Anja Kampe, Franz-Josef Selig
Votes: 16
37.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023– )
Episode:
L'âme Perdue
(2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Horror
Daryl Dixon's arrival to France sets off a violent chain of events that inadvertently puts a young boy at the heart of a growing religious movement in danger.
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laïka Blanc-Francard
Votes: 4,656
38.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
Wagner: Lohengin
(2023)
Not Rated | Musical
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christopher Maltman, Brian Mulligan, Günther Groissböck
Votes: 8
39.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
Wagner: Parsifal
(2013)
Not Rated | Musical
Many arguments have been made about Wagner's last opera: claims of racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny. The story is simple, really: the Knights who were supposed to guard the Holy Relics managed to lose one; now God wants it back, or else.
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: Daniele Gatti, Eric Owens, René Pape, Ryan Speedo Green
Votes: 38
40.
Tout le monde en parle (2004– )
Episode:
Episode dated 14 January 2018
(2018)
Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Guy A. Lepage, Dany Turcotte, François Bellefeuille, Lise Bilodeau
41.
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997– )
Episode:
The Sound of the Carceri
Music
Director: François Girard | Star: Yo-Yo Ma