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Born in Switzerland in 1950, Léa Pool emigrated to Canada in 1975 and taught film-making from 1978 to 1983. Named “Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France” in 1994. Lives in Montreal.
Total trailers found: 23
27 May 1986
After the death of her father, Anne — a brilliant but emotionally unstable painter/sculptor — returns from Switzerland to her home town in Quebec.
20 February 2004
Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho.
12 February 1999
A coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1963, Hannah develops a fascination with Jean-Luc Godard's then-recent film "Vivre sa vie".
15 September 2017
Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored.
29 March 2024
Jean, in his fifties, has lost his lust for life. He leaves Canada for a faraway country, somewhere in Europe.
21 January 2001
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates.
01 January 2004
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers.
12 November 1992
As the paramedics pry her hand apart from her dead lover's grip a woman's life flashes before her eyes.
09 July 2000
The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras.
26 February 2010
Christmas approaches and the Lévesque family has once again gathered for their traditional celebration.
08 November 1991
Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French.
11 September 2011
Breast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure.
01 January 1990
A woman travels across the United States, confronting memory while observing American culture through its hotels and motels.
20 March 2015
The nuns of a musical convent work hard in order to prevent the religious school from closing.
01 January 1998
Gabrielle's universe, one of Canada's most important French-language writers.
19 January 2017
Most women in prison are mothers. When a mother is imprisoned, her newborn or her young child can remain with her in prison or they can be separated and taken in by a family member or by the State.
02 November 2023
Revisiting her film set photos, director Léa Pool reflects on her prolific career. The filmmaker left Switzerland at the age of 25 to settle in Quebec and embark on a surprising career.
09 November 1980
Cinematographic poem. On grey images, in familiar yet unknown streets, Strass Café tells the story of the hopes and disappointments of a woman who speaks to herself, who also speaks to us.
21 August 1984
Even though the protagonist of the Canadian Femme De L'Hotel is a female filmmaker, one would think twice before suggesting that this effort by Swiss-born director Lea Pool is autobiographical.
01 January 1991
Marianne, a young Canadian nurse living as an expatriate in Switzerland, is traumatized by a violent incident and becomes lost in the Alps.
01 January 1994
During the long train ride from Montreal to Vancouver, a man and woman find themselves increasingly attracted to each other.
30 September 1988
Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over.
04 November 2008
in the summer of 1966, in Beloeil, Québec, where a young girl named Élise is enjoying summer vacation.
