In a parallel universe, I would awaken early this morning having spent the last week in Windsor, enjoying lots of Canadian film. I would be tired, excited, and a little sad that the film festival was almost over.
Canadian films continue to run on CBC on Saturday nights instead of Hockey Night in Canada.
As we noted earlier, CBC will run Canadian film doubleheaders at 9 pm and 11 pm local time (add 30 minutes in most of Newfoundland) until the NHL season starts up again.
November 7
9p Trouble in the Garden (2018)
11p I Killed My Mother (2009)
November 14
9p Mommy (2014)
12:30a Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Trouble in the Garden is the debut feature from writer/director Roz Owen about an Indigenous protester who is taken in by her estranged brother whom she hasn't seen in years. Cara Gee stars in the film along with Jon Cor and Fiona Reid.
The Saturday night series doesn't show too many French-Canadian films, though last weekend was a grand exception. Like Incendies and Rebelle, J'ai tué ma mère | I Killed My Mother was also Canada's nominee for what was then the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars. This was the debut feature from Xavier Dolan, one of the best debut films from any director in any country.
Dolan also stars in the film as Hubert, a teenage homosexual, with his single mother. Anne Dorval plays his mother and Suzanne Clément plays his teacher. Dorval and Clément are featured prominently in 4 of his first 5 films (except for Tom à la ferme). This is one of the best Canadian films of all time so stay up late or tape to watch later.
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for late October 2020
CBC Saturday night Canadian film schedule for early October 2020
A recap of CBC Saturday night Canadian films in spring and summer 2020
Dolan, Dorval, and Clément show up again on the night of November 14 with Mommy, the final film of Dolan's Quebec 5 to start his filmmaker career. Antoine Olivier Pilon plays the troubled violent teenage son raised by his mother (Dorval). A neighbour (Clément), with issues of her own, makes a significant impact on his life. This is such a beautiful and powerful film.
Monsieur Lazhar from Philippe Falardeau was the middle of the 3 consecutive Canadian films to reach the top 5 Oscars cut for Best Foreign Language Film. A recent Algerian emigrant takes over a classroom after a teacher's tragic death. Sophie Nélisse won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress; the film came out when she was 11.
CanadianCrossing.com CBC coverage
CanadianCrossing.com film coverage
The Canadian films are available in Canada on CBC Gem.
photo credit: J'ai tué ma mère film
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