François Girard Movies

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria,...

A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the...

Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story of a French trader who finds unexpected love far...

Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.

A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out...

Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.

A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.

This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable...

Filmed in Modena, Italy across two nights in November 1993 as part of Peter Gabriel's acclaimed Secret World Live tour in support of the Us album,...

Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that...

A dance drama telling of a man's journey back into memory and imagination to escape, and finally overcome, a personal crisis. A convent school...

Zarkana is a Cirque du Soleil stage production written and directed by François Girard. It began as a touring show in 2011 and was converted...

Witness how ZED comes to life in its making-of documentary. Learn how the show became more than its individual pieces. Through the nurturance and...

The story of Zarkana takes place in abandoned theater where the main character Zark was a successful magician many years ago. Since then, he has lost...

THE SOUND OF THE CARCERI explores the deep relationship between music and architecture through a high-tech 'virtual confrontation' between Bach and...

Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met stage after 17 years. In a sequel to his revelatory production of Parsifal,...

Actress Suzanne Cloutier is interviewed about "Othello", Orson Welles' masterpiece, in which she played Desdemona.