Louise Portal
14 titles
Filmography
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Bye Bye Love
(1993)Two women approaching the age of 40 face changes in their love lives in the 1990s.

The Wolves
(2014)
The Happiness of Others
(2011)Adrien
(2015)A man's life is thrown into disarray when he hires a young mechanic to work in his garage.

The Natural Sweetness of Skin
(2018)
The Decline of the American Empire
(1986)Sexual revelations emerge, when a group of academics from the University of Montreal and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.
Larose, Pierrot et la Luce
(1982)Two old friends attempt to renew their friendship while renovating an old house.
Taureau
(1973)Angel Life
(1979)The irresistible Star Morgan is seduced by Elvis.

A Happy Man
(2009)Dream Life
(1972)Two young women working at a film studio form a close friendship. One of them is in love with an older married man who moves in higher social circles. The other distrusts men as a group. But they both find themselves drawn to men who are distant and inaccessible, although they can’t relate to the gender roles and media images of women pushed by men. They fantasize about the ideal man until the truth dawns on them: he doesn’t exist! The dream man is also a media image.

My Best Pals
(1989)Five best friends from 1968 have a memorable reunion in Paris 15 years later during one friend's rock concert.

And the Birds Rained Down
(2019)Three elderly hermits live in the woods, cut off from the rest of the world. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women… A luminous octogenarian unjustly institutionalized her whole life, and a young photographer charged with interviewing survivors of the region’s deadliest forest fire. After the death of the eldest hermit, the two women make an astonishing discovery: hundreds of paintings echoing his tragic experience related to that devastating fire. A story of intertwined destinies, where love can happen at any age.

The Guide to the Perfect Family
(2021)A couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.