Jacques Bobet Movies

  • 1963
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    7.41963HD

    At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their...

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
  • 1982
    The Shimmering Beast

    The Shimmering Beast

    The Shimmering Beast

    6.71982HD

    A documentary film about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec.

    The Shimmering Beast
  • 1965
    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    6.61965HD

    On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature...

    The Merry World of Leopold Z
  • 1964
    The Cat in the Bag

    The Cat in the Bag

    The Cat in the Bag

    6.11964HD

    A young journalist is unhappy with society and contemplates what he can do about it.

    The Cat in the Bag
  • 1967
    Between Sweet and Salt Water

    Between Sweet and Salt Water

    Between Sweet and Salt Water

    5.61967HD

    A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He achieves fame, but it comes at a price.

    Between Sweet and Salt Water
  • 1961
    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    6.41961HD

    A candid-camera view of professional wrestling as seen in the Montréal Forum, where some of the biggest bouts are staged, and in back-street...

    Wrestling
  • 1967
    The Times That Are

    The Times That Are

    The Times That Are

    6.41967HD

    Four years after Pour la suite du monde (1963), director Pierre Perrault asks Alexis Tremblay if he'll agree to travel with his wife Marie to the...

    The Times That Are
  • 1977
    Games of the XXI Olympiad

    Games of the XXI Olympiad

    Games of the XXI Olympiad

    4.81977HD

    Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics....

    Games of the XXI Olympiad
  • 1988
    Tadpole and the Whale

    Tadpole and the Whale

    Tadpole and the Whale

    5.71988HD

    The adventures of Elvira, a 12-year-old girl obsessed with the sea who develops the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira and her dolphin friend...

    Tadpole and the Whale
  • 1968
    The River Schooners

    The River Schooners

    The River Schooners

    6.21968HD

    The people of Ile-aux-Coudres talk of their fading tradition of constructing boats to ride the seas.

    The River Schooners
  • 1984
    Mario

    Mario

    Mario

    51984HD

    Set during summer in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine of Quebec, Mario and Simon are two brothers living in a fishing village with their mother, who...

    Mario
  • 1980
    The Land without Trees or The Mouchouânipi

    The Land without Trees or The Mouchouânipi

    The Land without Trees or The Mouchouânipi

    6.81980HD

    It is a documentary joining 3 periods of filming in the Mouchouanipi, which is a faraway land in the North of eastern Canada.

    The Land without Trees or The Mouchouânipi
  • 1965
    60 Cycles

    60 Cycles

    60 Cycles

    6.51965HD

    On your marks. Follow cyclists from 13 countries as they cover 2.400 km of Gaspé countryside in 12 days-a course longer than those of Italy,...

    60 Cycles
  • 1949
    Across Arctic Ungava

    Across Arctic Ungava

    Across Arctic Ungava

    81949HD

    This documentary follows four scientists and their Native guides into the unmapped wilderness of the Ungava Peninsula, in northern Quebec. Crossing...

    Across Arctic Ungava
  • 1963
    The Rink

    The Rink

    The Rink

    71963HD

    This short, silent film captures a Sunday afternoon at a community skating rink. Iconic Quebec director Gilles Carle has the camera follow toddlers...

    The Rink
  • 1968
    Beluga Days

    Beluga Days

    Beluga Days

    61968HD

    From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped...

    Beluga Days
  • 1974
    « Les Oreilles » mène l'enquête

    « Les Oreilles » mène l'enquête

    « Les Oreilles » mène l'enquête

    71974HD

    Short fictional film recounting the adventures of a gang of young boys with more than one trick up their sleeve. Together, they plan bad things to...

    « Les Oreilles » mène l'enquête
  • 1974
    Les tacots

    Les tacots

    Les tacots

    81974HD

    Les tacots
  • 1958
    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    01958HD

    This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs...

    Islands of the Frozen Sea
  • 1964
    Such a Simple Game

    Such a Simple Game

    Such a Simple Game

    01964HD

    This short 1964 documentary depicts the national sport of French Canadians: hockey. Seen "from the inside" this seemingly simple game turns out to be...

    Such a Simple Game