Louise Archambault

Louise Archambault

Louise Archambault, a key figure in Québécois cinema, merges neo-naturalism with classic storytelling, often spotlighting strong women challenging societal norms. Her acclaimed film "Gabrielle" (2013) earned her the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture and multiple Jutra Awards. Initially considering medical school, Archambault shifted to filmmaking, starting as a sound trainee on "Lance et compte" (1986–88). After honing skills at Concordia University, she worked in diverse roles, including as assistant director on Jean-Marc Vallée’s "Liste noire" (1995). Joining Roger Frappier’s Max Films in 1998, she contributed as a cinematographer for "2 secondes" (1998). Her debut short, "Atomic Saké" (1999), internationally recognized and awarded the Jutra Award for Best Short Film, preceded her impactful feature "Familia" (2005), lauded at TIFF with honours such as Best Canadian First Feature Film and the Claude Jutra Award. These successes established Archambault as a rising talent in Canadian cinema.

  • Title: Louise Archambault
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  • Known For: Directing
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  • Place of Birth: Canada
  • Homepage: https://www.agencegoodwin.com/artistes/louise-archambault
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Louise Archambault Movies

  • 2006
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    Discovering William Greaves

    Discovering William Greaves

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair...

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  • 2022
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    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    7.4 2022 HD

    A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

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  • 2005
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    Familia

    Familia

    6.1 2005 HD

    When gambling addict Michele moves in with her childhood friend Janine, their teenaged daughter’s burgeoning friendship produces both humorous...

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  • 2023
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    One Summer

    One Summer

    7.4 2023 HD

    For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a...

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  • 2011
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    The National Parks Project

    The National Parks Project

    5 2011 HD

    In an increasingly urban nation, Canada’s national parks are a treasured escape into extraordinary beauty and rugged wilderness. If the Group...

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  • 2013
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    Gabrielle

    Gabrielle

    6.5 2013 HD

    Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend...

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  • 2013
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    Gabrielle

    Gabrielle

    6.5 2013 HD

    Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend...

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  • 2005
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    Familia

    Familia

    6.1 2005 HD

    When gambling addict Michele moves in with her childhood friend Janine, their teenaged daughter’s burgeoning friendship produces both humorous...

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  • 2022
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    Be Mine, Valentine

    Be Mine, Valentine

    6.7 2022 HD

    Piper Davis is a dedicated proposal planner who orchestrates elaborate proposal events for her clients. With Valentine's Day around the corner, she...

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  • 2022
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    The Bad Seed Returns

    The Bad Seed Returns

    6.9 2022 HD

    Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school....

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  • 2024
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    Irena's Vow

    Irena's Vow

    6.833 2024 HD

    19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto...

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  • 1970
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    Little Death

    Little Death

    1 1970 HD

    The solitude of a mime in fall. Classical and pornographic.

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  • 1970
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    Little Death

    Little Death

    1 1970 HD

    The solitude of a mime in fall. Classical and pornographic.

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  • 2010
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    Lock

    Lock

    1 2010 HD

    Poetic portrait of choreographer Edouard Lock, founder of the dance company LaLaLa Human Steps.

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  • 2001
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    Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

    Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

    1 2001 HD

    Few remember the name, much less the historical achievements, of Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche. Yet, this African American mediator and United Nations...

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  • 1998
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    2 Seconds

    2 Seconds

    4.5 1998 HD

    Laurie, a professional downhill racer gets fired because of her slight overindulgence in irresponsibility. She returns to Montreal where she is...

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  • 2019
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    And the Birds Rained Down

    And the Birds Rained Down

    7.3 2019 HD

    A photographer sets off toward a mysterious forest to find Boychuk, witness and victim of the Great Fire that swept through Northern Ontario at the...

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  • 2019
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    And the Birds Rained Down

    And the Birds Rained Down

    7.3 2019 HD

    A photographer sets off toward a mysterious forest to find Boychuk, witness and victim of the Great Fire that swept through Northern Ontario at the...

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  • 2019
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    Thanks for Everything

    Thanks for Everything

    6.7 2019 HD

    Sisters Marianne and Christine take a road trip from Montreal to the Magdalen Islands to spread the ashes of their late father. He wasn’t...

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  • 1985
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    Frederick Douglass: An American Life

    Frederick Douglass: An American Life

    1 1985 HD

    This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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  • 2005
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    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½

    6 2005 HD

    A movie about making movies about making movies. In 1968, William Greaves shot several pairs of actors in a scene in which a woman confronts her...

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  • 2001
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    Atomic Saké

    Atomic Saké

    7 2001 HD

    The film centres on Ariane, Véronique and Mathilde, three female friends talking over drinks who decide to reveal their innermost secrets,...

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  • 2001
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    Atomic Saké

    Atomic Saké

    7 2001 HD

    The film centres on Ariane, Véronique and Mathilde, three female friends talking over drinks who decide to reveal their innermost secrets,...

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  • 1986
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    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

    Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

    6 1986 HD

    The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and...

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  • 2020
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    La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

    2 2020 HD

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  • 2016
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    Esprit critique

    Esprit critique

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1970
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    Esprit critique

    Esprit critique

    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Esprit critique

    Esprit critique

    8.5 1970 HD

    The existence of two sisters is jostled when the youngest, Anaïs, joins her eldest, Isabelle, in Montreal (Canada). What seems like a happy...

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  • 1970
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    Esprit critique

    Esprit critique

    1 1970 HD

    Kamyar and Nadine have four kids aged 8 to 17. Josée has joint custody of her 8-year-old daughter with her ex, Daniel, with whom she has a...

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