Cinematography: Jacques Avoine

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Jacques Avoine. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Minoru: Memory of Exile (S)

1992 · Documentary · 19 min. · Canada

Direction Michael Fukushima

Plot The bombing of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor thrust 9-year-old Minoru Fukushima into a world of racism so malevolent he would be forced to leave Canada, the land...

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La toile blanche

1989 · Documentary · 70 min. · Canada

Direction Jacques Giraldeau

Plot Tribute to local artists and to the place they occupy in our society, 'La Toile blanche' plunges us into the heart of creation. Fifteen artists, young and old, express their...

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The Journey

1987 · Documentary · 873 min. · Sweden

Direction Peter Watkins

Plot A global look at the impact of military use of nuclear technology and people's perception of it.

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Dessine-moi une chanson (S)

1991 · Movie · 8 min. · Canada

Direction Francine Desbiens

Plot As a musician composes, his son's telephone pleas lead him to a flight of inspiration for him.

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Le combat d'Onésime Tremblay

1985 · Documentary · 58 min. · Canada

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Nocturnes (S)

1988 · Movie · 9 min. · Canada

Direction Francois Aubry

Cast Kevin Martin Foster

Plot Mixing live action with animation, the film imagines the creative process through a depiction of Martin Foster, at the time a violinist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, as a composer...

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À force de bras

1988 · Documentary · 73 min. · Canada

Direction Jean-Thomas Bédard

Cast Yvan Canuel

Plot In 1838, the Société des Vingt-et-un, formed in La Malbaie, undertook the development of the vast Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, which had been under the control of the Hudson's Bay Company until...

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Le tableau noir

1989 · Documentary · 73 min. · Canada

Direction Jacques Giraldeau

Plot A fascinating sociological inquiry into the system of art, money and artists. 'Le tableau noir' reveals the complex workings of this vast machine through the personal experience and critical reflections...

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