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Films

Norbourg — November 5 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning November 1

(English ST)

Inspector of finance Éric Asselin is tasked with keeping the activities of the Norbourg company under surveillance. Totally fascinated by the sheer audacity of the company’s CEO, Vincent Lacroix, Asselin resigns and becomes his right-hand man. Together they embezzle millions of dollars…

Director: Maxime Giroux (Canada, 2022)

Cast: Vincent-Guillaume Otis, François Arnaud, Christine Beaulieu

Genre: Drama

Awards: 2022 Prix IRIS Best Actor Winner (Vincent-Guillaume Otis)

Maria Chapdelaine — November 12 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning November 1

(English ST)

Quebec, 1910. 17-year-old Maria lives with her family to the north of Lake Saint-Jean. In this region where life is tough, three very different suitors propose marriage. Between her childhood sweetheart, the attraction of city life or of staying close to her family, which future will she choose?     

Director: Sébastien Pilote (Canada, 2021)

Cast: Sara Montpetit, Sébastien Ricard, Hélène Florent

Genre: Drama

Awards: 2022 Jutra Awards Best Supporting Actress Winner (Hélène Florent), Best Film Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee (Martin Dubreuil, Émile Schneider)

I… COMME ICARE — November 23 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Homage, 60 years JFK’s assassination

An illustrious head of state is assassinated during a ceremony. Following a long investigation, the Heiniger Commission submits its report: the killer was a mentally unstable lone wolf. Public prosecutor Volney, member of the commission, has doubts about the conclusions. He is instructed to take over the investigation…

Director: Henri Verneuil (France, 1979)

Cast: Yves Montand, Pierre Vernier, Jean-François Garreaud

Genre: Thriller

Awards: 1980 César Awards Nominee for Best Film, Best Actor (Yves Montand), Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Production Design

Kennedy et moi — November 30 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Homage, 60 years JFK’s assassination

(English ST)

A self-absorbed writer becomes obsessed with his psychologist’s watch, supposedly worn by John F. Kennedy the day he was assassinated.

Director: Sam Karmann (France, 1999)

Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Nicole Garcia, Patrick Chesnais

Genre: Dramedy

Awards: 2000 César Awards Nominee for Best Actor (Jean-Pierre Bacri)

Series

Les derniers humains — Fridays, continuing November 3 at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

(English ST)

For Lucie, a strong group spirit is vital to survivalism. With the Primitives, she experiences the northern environment of James Bay. They set themselves a challenge: to live for 24 hours without fire. Next, Lucie tries to overcome her fears alone in the forest.

The tribe’s dynamism is important to our survivalists. But with winter approaching, they mustn’t forget the value of allies, so vital to order and security. Mathieu forges links with specialists, continues working on the bunker and embraces his warrior instinct.

Director: Christian Lalumière (Canada, 2020)

Genre: Documentary series

Documentaries

Refuges de montagne — Thursdays, starting November 2 at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT

Season 6 premiere

Previous seasons also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

(English ST)

A summertime visit to the Swiss Alps to discover mountain refugees and the people who look after them.

For the first time since the Bondo landslide, Heidi Altweger is back at the Capanna Sasc Furä and has very mixed feelings. In the canton of Uri, at the Bergseehütte, a shipping container is installed to provide more space. In Valais, Roberto Arnold takes his assistant on a climbing outing.

Director: Marianne Erne, Michele Ehrensperger, Lukas Zumstein, Alexa Brogli (Switzerland, 2020)

Genre: Documentary series

La mesure des choses — November 26 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

(English ST)

The Mediterranean, both real and fictional. Where Icarus took off, before flying too close to the sun, where the paths of cruise liners, fishermen, migrants, rescuers and scientists cross. What would Euclid and Thales have to say about rising sea levels? How would they judge our excesses and our cynicism?

Director: Patric Jean (France, Belgium, 2020)

Genre: Documentary, environment

TV5 Monde Plus

Films

Souterrain — Streaming beginning November 1

(English ST)

Maxime is a miner with a troubled past. After an explosion at his mine, Maxime attempts to find redemption by saving his fellow miners.

Director: Sophie Dupuis (Canada, 2020)

Cast: Joakim Robillard, Jean-François Boudreau, Guillaume Cyr

Genre: Drama

Awards: 2021 Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Best Cinematography Winner and Best Performance Winner (Théodore Pellerin), 2021 Whistler Film Festival 2020 Best Achievement Winner

Le Miroir — Streaming beginning November 1

(English ST)

A mourning son must travel to Belgium to collect his mother’s ashes. She bequeaths him an old mirror, but his mother’s very young partner makes it very difficult for him to get it back.

Director: Marc Joly-Corcoran (Canada, 2020)

Cast: Bénédicte Décary, Guillaume Cyr, Lise Roy

Genre: Drama

La femme de l’hôtel — Streaming beginning November 1

(English ST)

A director returns to her hometown for filming and meets a woman whose life mirrors events in the movie.

Director: Léa Pool (Canada, 1984)

Cast: Paule Baillargeon, Louise Marleau, Marthe Turgeon

Genre: Drama

Awards: 1984 Montréal World Film Festival Best Canadian Film Winner, 1984 Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film Winner, 1985 Genie Awards Best Actress Winner (Louise Marleau)

Series

Wara — Season 2 now streaming

(English ST)

A Senegalese drama about a law professor drawn into a battle against corruption. After years of exile, Moutari Wara is allowed to return to his home country but on one condition: that he doesn’t get involved in politics. But when the municipal elections are organized early, Aïcha, one of his law students, pushes him to get involved personally against corruption and cronyism.

Director: Catherine Therrien (Canada, 2021)

Cast: Issaka Sawadogo, France Nancy Goulian, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Maïmouna Ndiaye

Genre: Drama, thriller

Léo — Season 3 now streaming

(English ST)

Right then, it’s decided: Léo’s going to take his life in hand! But how do you go about it when you’re 40 years old, single, and lacking any professional experience?

Director: Jean-François Chagnon (Canada, 2019)

Cast: Fabien Cloutier, Steve Laplante, Julien Poulin

Genre: Comedy

Awards: 2020 Gémeaux Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Winner (Fabien Cloutier), 2019 Gémeaux Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Winner (Anne Dorval)

Virage — Season premiere now streaming

(English ST)

A Canadian sports drama anthology series, each season focuses on a professional athlete who is at a major crossroads. In season 1, a three-time Olympic medalist retires and decides to leave her spouse.

Director: Catherine Therrien (Canada, 2021)

Cast: Jeff Lemay, Juliette Gosselin, Charlotte Aubin

Genre: Drama, sports

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Theme: 50 years since Louis de Funès

La Zizanie — Available beginning November 3

An inventor thinks he’s finally made it after receiving an order of 5,000 machines from a group of Japanese businessmen.

Director: Claude Zidi (1978)

Cast: Louise de Funès, Julien Guiomar, Annie Girardot

Genre: Comedy

Pouic Pouic — Available beginning November 3

(English ST)

For her husband’s birthday, a wife thinks she has found the perfect gift: an oil concession on the banks of the Orinoco. However, her husband quickly discovers that she has been tricked by a con artist.

Director: Jean Girault (1963)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Jacqueline Maillan, Mireille Darc

Genre: Comedy

Le petit baigneur — Available beginning November 3

(English ST)

After the CEO of a yacht company fires his best employee in a fit of rage, he must swallow his pride and beg him to return.

Director: Robert Dhéry (1968)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset

Genre: Comedy

Les grandes vacances — Available beginning November 10

A strict headmaster sends his rebellious son to England to learn English.

Director: Jean Girault (1967)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Ferdy Mayne

Genre: Comedy

Hibernatus — Available beginning November 10

(English ST)

After being frozen for 65 years, a grandfather is brought back to life.

Director: Edouard Molinaro (1969)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Paul Préboist

Genre: Comedy

Oscar — Available beginning November 17

(English ST)

In this comedy of errors, a rich promoter wakes up to a disastrous day.

Director: Edouard Molinaro (1967)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Claude Gensac

Genre: Comedy

La folie des grandeurs — Available beginning November 17

(English ST)

In Andalusia, Don Sallustre, Minister to His Majesty the King of Spain, collects the tax.

Director: Gérard Oury (1971)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Claude Gensac

Genre: Comedy

L’homme orchestre — Available beginning November 17

(English ST)

A female ballet troupe goes on tour in Rome with their strict manager, who prohibits them from socializing with men.

Director: Serge Korber (1969)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam, Paul Préboist

Genre: Comedy

Le grand restaurant — Available beginning November 24

(English ST)

A high-end restauranteur is accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping of an ambassador.

Director: Jacques Besnard (1966)

Cast: Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, Maria-Rosa Rodriguez

Genre: Comedy

Reprise en main — Available beginning November 24

(English ST)

An employee at a precision mechanics company decides to take over the company.

Director: Gilles Perret (2022)

Cast: Pierre Deladonchamps, Laetitia Dosch, Grégory Monte

Genre: Comedy