Claude Gai Movie Trailers

Tinamer Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Tinamer is 27 years old when her mother dies. The funeral of this last one makes her relive certain events of her childhood which marked her forever.

Heads or Tails Trailer (1997)

14 March 1997

A heterosexual man pretends to be gay in order to keep his career in the world of art, which causes many misunderstandings with his wife, and mother.

Montreal Stories Trailer (1991)

08 November 1991

Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French.

A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor.

Hold-up Trailer (1985)

23 October 1985

Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages.

Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang Trailer (1978)

01 December 1978

Nobody ever listens to Jacob, so he always has to repeat himself. A trip to the grocery store leads to a misunderstanding and Jacob falls asleep hiding in a park.

Amuse-gueule Trailer (1984)

31 December 1984

Humurous short on the theme of hunger around the world that combines animation and fiction.

Eliza's Horoscope Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A young woman arrives to Montreal to find love. A fortune teller tells her that a wealthy man meant for her is right around the corner so she goes looking even among her odd rag tag group roommates.

Backyard Theatre Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Backyard Theatre is a documentary about playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard’s flavourful brand of Quebec theatre, which captured the earthy wit and joual (slang) of Montreal's East End working-class neighbourhood.

Once Upon a Time in the East Trailer (1974)

26 May 1974

Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra.

Le grand jour Trailer (1988)

29 August 1988

A day in the life of two Québec families reunited for their children's wedding.

Hochelaga Trailer (2000)

01 September 2000

After an unpleasant run-in with a group of bikers, a young convenience store robber (Marc) gets approached by the same bikers to help out with a picnic.

The Seat of the Soul Trailer (1997)

26 May 1997

This Canadian science-fiction film takes place at the beginning of the 20th Century in an unnamed city where eager Jules is a member of a scientific team researching the secrets of immortality.

Les grands enfants Trailer (1980)

24 April 1980

Les Grands Enfants does not tell a story in the traditional sense. Instead, it offers an honest image of people's dreams of change : people often unemployed, dissatisfied in some way with their work, or caught up in complicated social relationships.