PAUL À QUÉBEC

It all starts on St. Jean weekend in 1999. Paul (a soft, glowing François Létourneau), his wife, their daughter and their extended family go to visit Roland (Gilbert Sicotte as a heartbreaking patriarch) and his wife Lisette in Saint-Nicolas, near Quebec City. It all begins, and it all ends. While there’s certainly joy, no one can deny it any longer: Roland is sick, and the result is inevitable. In this fine, sensitive adaptation of Michel Rabagliati’s graphic novel, François Bouvier (Jacques et novembre) embraces a sincere, authentic, simple approach to a universal human drama. Supported by the energetic but melancholy music of Benoit Charest, Paul à Québec is a warm and humble paean to life that goes straight to the heart.