Philippe Lesage

  • Philippe Lesage – Genèse AKA Genesis (2018)

    Drama2011-2020CanadaPhilippe LesageQueer Cinema(s)

    Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.Read More »

  • Philippe Lesage – Les démons AKA The Demons (2015)

    2011-2020CanadaDramaPhilippe Lesage

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    A young boy begins to experience the adult world as he enters adolescence.

    A daring, exquisite study of agitated child psychology that marks Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage as a name to watch.

    Fevered imagination and nightmarish reality brush shoulders to disconcerting effect in “The Demons,” Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage’s extraordinary examination of childhood fears festering in broad suburban daylight. Putting his documentary training to disciplined use as he teases out the largely internalized insecurities — sexual, social and practical — of his 10-year-old protagonist.Read More »

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