Video Club
Browse the city’s most interesting collection of films to rent or own. Our friendly film experts are always eager to make recommendations, discuss the last film you saw, or help you find the perfect addition to your collection.
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The Memories of Angels | $17.95 (regular price $34.95)
2009, 127min
Documentary, poetry and essay rolled into one, The Memories of Angels is a singular lesson in Montreal history with its famous figures, symbolic places and ordinary citizens. Without a commentary, the film moves from the red light district to Jean Drapeau, the Jacques-Cartier market, department stores downtown, textile factories and the construction of Place Ville-Marie. We meet Geneviève Bujold, Oscar Peterson, Monique Mercure and Igor Stravinsky. We hear Raymond Lévesque, Jean Drapeau and René Lecavalier.
A loving tribute to the vitality of Montreal and a joyous experience for all generations.
St-Henri the 26th of August| $17,95 (regular price $24,95)
Shannon Walsh, 2011, 85 min
Filmed in 24 hours by Shannon Walsh and a team of filmmakers, St-Henri, the 26th of August is a chronicle of a traditionally working-class Montreal neighbourhood. Today, the factories are closed and their empty husks are witnesses to a bygone era. The streets are quieter, but in alleyways, neighbourhood shops and schoolyards, St-Henri continues to be an eclectic community whose residents live close together, though often worlds apart. Following several characters over the course of a day, St-Henri, the 26th of August takes the pulse of life in a contemporary community, discovering the contradictions within it.
The Downtown Project | $17.95 (regular price $19.95)
Isabelle Longtin, 2011, 52 min
Delving beneath prejudices and stereotypes, director Isabelle Longtin ventured inside the largest social housing complex in Quebec, Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance. The result is The Downtown Project, a documentary that reveals a complex multi-ethnic reality made up of compelling personal stories and social movements.
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