Paul Guèvremont

Paul Guèvremont

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L'exil
Title: L'exil
Released: February 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Summoned by his bosses to broadcast only neutral information, Jean, a reporter, leaves town with his friend to go and collect testimonies from simple people, in the heart of the Laurentians, and reach out to them and outside society at genuine freedom, happiness. The departure is joyous, but the isolation in which they confine themselves does not bring either of them the results they expected. The adventure ends in failure. Would it be an illusion to believe that one can escape the community to which one belongs?
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Mon enfance à Montréal
Title: Mon enfance à Montréal
Character: Foreman
Released: February 11, 1971
Type: Movie
This movie tells the story of a father, a mother and their young boy who, to get out of misery, leave the village where they live to try their luck in Montreal.
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Poussière sur la ville
Title: Poussière sur la ville
Character: Le docteur Lafleur
Released: May 3, 1968
Type: Movie
A doctor living in a small mining town discovers that his dissatisfied young wife is having an affair with a truck driver.
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Waiting for Caroline
Title: Waiting for Caroline
Character: M. Simard
Released: June 21, 1967
Type: Movie
An indecisive young woman with an abnormal devotion to her father can't decide on which of her two boyfriends she should end her relationship with.
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Title: The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Character: Marcel
Released: September 21, 1964
Type: Movie
An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability.
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Dubois et fils
Title: Dubois et fils
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A health problem causes a business leader to think about what will happen to his company after his death.
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Lord Durham
Title: Lord Durham
Character: Henri Perrier
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
This short drama is a portrait of colonial administrator, Governor General and statesman Lord Durham (1792-1840). When Durham recommended self-government in Canada, he closed the door on his own political success. But in the end, the policies he declared for Canada became the pattern for self-rule in the rest of the Commonwealth.
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Mom's heart
Title: Mom's heart
Character: François Paradis
Released: September 25, 1953
Type: Movie
The melodramatic story of a widow, Marie Paradis, as she becomes an elderly dependant. Taking charge is her daughter-in-law, the cruel and stingy Céleste. Marie answers to all the stereotypes of the traditional mother: she's generous, loving.
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Quebec
Title: Quebec
Character: Heliodore
Released: March 15, 1951
Type: Movie
Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.
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The 13th Letter
Title: The 13th Letter
Character: Postman (uncredited)
Released: February 21, 1951
Type: Movie
When Dr. Pearson comes to a quiet Quebec town to set up his medical practice, he attracts the notice of Cora, whose husband, Paul, is the town's other doctor, and Denise, eldest daughter of the family in whose house he lodges. When an unknown person begins writing letters attacking Dr. Pearson and Cora for having an affair, a complex web of rumors, lies and accusations begins to ensnare nearly everyone in town.
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Les lumières de ma ville
Title: Les lumières de ma ville
Released: October 5, 1950
Type: Movie
A beautiful country girl and a seductive nightclub singer vie for the same good-looking man.
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Le curé de village
Title: Le curé de village
Character: Leblanc
Released: November 11, 1949
Type: Movie
A convict on the run returns to his native village to see his daughter again, who believes him to be dead. The priest intervenes to avoid a scandal that would reflect on the young girl on the eve of getting married.
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Le gros Bill
Title: Le gros Bill
Character: M. Chouinard
Released: March 29, 1949
Type: Movie
A tiny Quebec community is thrown into an uproar when a tall young Texan named Bill arrives to claim a farm he has inherited. Bill's inability to speak French, and his apparent unwillingness to learn the language, foments plenty of ill will in the community. The story is resolved with an abundance of warmth and humor, sometimes hokey, sometimes hilarious.
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A Man and His Sin
Title: A Man and His Sin
Character: Perdichaud
Released: January 11, 1949
Type: Movie
Filmed in French, this Canadian film was based on a popular Quebec-based radio serial. The man of the title is miserable miser Seraphim (Hector Charland). Misanthropic to the point of insanity, Seraphim takes great pleasure in destroying the lives of everyone with whom he comes in contact. His current target is Alexis (Guy Provost), the ex-lover of Seraphim's long-suffering wife Donalda (Nicole Germain). Taking into consideration its daytime-drama source, it's understandable that Un Homme et Son Peche is plotted and paced like a soap opera. Star Hector Charland had previously spent 10 years portraying Seraphim on radio, so he's got plenty of "mean" at his disposal for this big-screen spin-off.
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Le père Chopin
Title: Le père Chopin
Released: April 19, 1945
Type: Movie
A widower is struggling to raise his five children, when he finds a rich brother who imagines he will make them happy by unwittingly destroying their modest projects. After many disasters, the uncle will be more understanding and repair his wrongs. A duel to finish: moral values ​​and love against money and selfishness, in the Quebec of the 1940s.
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À la croisée des chemins
Title: À la croisée des chemins
Character: Jean Leber
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A young man, Jean Liber (Paul Guèvremont), who, at the end of his cours classique, decides to leave his rich, happy family and his finance, Pauline (Denise Pelletier), in order to become a missionary in China. This story of his struggle, 'at the crossroads' between love and God's calling, is clearly a pretext for a film designed to encourage young men to enter missionary work.