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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1984
    Mario

    Mario

    Mario

    51984HD

    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
  • 1964
    Percé on the Rocks

    Percé on the Rocks

    Percé on the Rocks

    01964HD

    This quirky little short by Gilles Carle was filmed on the pierced rock that stands near Quebec’s Gaspé peninsula. It is perhaps the...

    Percé on the Rocks
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1978
    Lundi - Une chaumière, un coeur

    Lundi - Une chaumière, un coeur

    Lundi - Une chaumière, un coeur

    01978HD

    Lundi - Une chaumière, un coeur
  • 1980
    Cycling: Still the Greatest

    Cycling: Still the Greatest

    Cycling: Still the Greatest

    01980HD

    This short documentary is an ode to the thrills and excitement of cycling. Including highlights from the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 Commonwealth...

    Cycling: Still the Greatest
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1967
    The Times That Are

    The Times That Are

    The Times That Are

    6.41967HD

    Four years after Pour la suite du monde (1963), director Pierre Perrault asks Alexis Tremblay if he'll agree to travel with his wife Marie to the...

    The Times That Are
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1973
    Trois fois passera

    Trois fois passera

    Trois fois passera

    01973HD

    The story, in three stages, of a friendship between three guys. They have taken different paths, but find themselves equally faced with the failure...

    Trois fois passera
  • 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