Monique Spaziani

Aurore 2005

The year is 1909. In the village of Sainte-Philomène de Fortierville, Marie-Anne Caron, wife to Télésphore Gagnon, gives birth to their second daughter, Aurore. The child grows up in a loving and happy family, but in 1918 her mother dies of tuberculosis. Shortly after, Télésphore Gagnon decides to remarry, having fallen under the spell of his beautiful cousin, Marie-Anne Houde. Marie-Anne is not the devoted stepmother everyone takes her to be, however. Following the death of Aurore, a coroner's inquest reveals that the young girl had died of blood poisoning, brought on by the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother. The sensational trial which followed these revelations had a profound and lasting impact on Québec society. Aurore depicts an almost-forgotten period and social milieu of Québec's history, finally giving voice to those who, at the time, knew what was going on but preferred to remain silent.

Category: Drama

Stars: Marianne Fortier,Serge Postigo,Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc,Yves Jacques,Rémy Girard,Stéphanie Lapointe,Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse,Alice Morel-Michaud,Michel Forget,Monique Spaziani,Francine Ruel,Michel Barrette,Luc Senay,Gaston Lepage,Alain Boucher

7.3 IMDB Rating 3,106 Views
Laurence Anyways 2012

The movie highlights ten years in the life of a literature teacher named Laurence who transforms himself into a woman after years of concealing his feelings. Her tremulous relationship with her family is further complicated by revealing herself to them while she struggles to find comfort with her significant other Frédérique. Though others may not initially accept or understand Laurence in her true form, those who knew her before her transformation still know her as Laurence, anyways.

Category: Drama, Romantic

Stars: Melvil Poupaud,Suzanne Clément,Nathalie Baye,Monia Chokri,Susan Almgren,Yves Jacques,Sophie Faucher,Magalie Lépine Blondeau,Catherine Bégin,Emmanuel Schwartz,Jacques Lavallée,Perrette Souplex,Patricia Tulasne,David Savard,Monique Spaziani

7.2 IMDB Rating 3,154 Views