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The Confessional

1995

Robert Lepage

1995·Not Rated·CanadaCanadaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance
Award tierBronze

The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under the confidentiality of the confessional. In the present year of 1994, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) has returned to Québec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc (Patrick Goyette), who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Québec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrinque where the answer to the mystery lies.

Cast

Kristin Scott Thomas·Lothaire Bluteau·Patrick Goyette·Jean-Louis Millette

Producers

Philippe Carcassonne·Daniel Louis·Steve Norris·David Puttnam·Denise Robert

Languages

FranceFrenchUnited KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

0 wins · 1 nomination

Nominations (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1995)

Directors' Fortnight

Robert Lepage