Jacques Bobet Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 1984
    Mario

    Mario

    Mario

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    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
  • 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
  • 1963
    30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

    30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

    30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

    01963HD

    This film profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Shakespearean Theatre, Stratford, Ontario. As the minutes tick by, cameras register the...

    30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1981
    Cries from the Deep

    Cries from the Deep

    Cries from the Deep

    01981HD

    This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of...

    Cries from the Deep
  • 1974
    Pris au collet

    Pris au collet

    Pris au collet

    01974HD

    Short fiction film from the "Toulmonde parle français" series, telling the amusing story of a man who gets caught at his own game after...

    Pris au collet
  • 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
  • 1979
    The Great Blue Heron

    The Great Blue Heron

    The Great Blue Heron

    01979HD

    This film documents the yearly cycle of the great blue heron, its migration from Central America and the West Indies to the St. Lawrence River in...

    The Great Blue Heron
  • 1982
    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    01982HD

    In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on...

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1964
    La Fin des étés

    La Fin des étés

    La Fin des étés

    01964HD

    In this short fiction film, Marie has been living in the midst of a nightmare since the accident of Bernard, her brother. Clinging excessively to...

    La Fin des étés
  • 1978
    26 Times in a Row

    26 Times in a Row

    26 Times in a Row

    01978HD

    This short documentary revisits the 1976 Olympic Marathon. A modern-day addition to the Games, the marathon commemorates the soldier who ran...

    26 Times in a Row