Overview
In this French Canadian film, the lives of teenagers are examined in fantasy sequences and through the use of documentary interviews. Prompted by the filmmaker, nine teenagers individually act out their secret dreams and, between times, talk about their world as they see it. The fantasy sequences make creative use of animation, unusual film-development techniques, and stills. Babette conceives of herself as an abbess defending her fortress, a convent; Michelle is transported in a dream of love where all time ceases; Philippe is the revolutionary, defeating all the institutions that plague him, and so on, through all their fantasies. All the actual preoccupations of youth are raised: authority, drugs, social conflict, sex. Jutra's style in "Wow" exhibits his innovative approach to storytelling and filmmaking, showcasing his talents as a director during that period. With English subtitles.
Director and cast
More films
Les Insoumises (2013)
Documentary
- Cast
- Ranjana Kumari, Siriporn Skrobanek, Kadidia Sidibé
Bittersweet (2026)
Documentary · Drama · Music
A coming-of-age story set in the Dominican Republic, where a group of young aspiring bachata musicians seek answers to love and life through their music. Filmed at the Academia de Bachata, the world's first bachata music school. Featuring maestro Martires de Leon, guitarist and arranger for Romeo Santos.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Cast
- Edickson García Disla, Frandy Direze, Orianny Bonilla
Action : The October Crisis of 1970 (1974)
Documentary · N/A
A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the October Crisis in the long perspective of history. Compiled from news and other films, it shows independence movements past and present, and their leaders; it reflects the mingled relief, dis...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Robin Spry
- Cast
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau, René Lévesque, Robert Lemieux
Bloom (2022)
Documentary · N/A
Three groups of adolescent girl friends from Quebec are going through tough changes. The process of inventing their own bodies and identity are being recorded on the move by their smartphones and shared with their peers from other parts of the networked world. Due to their strong need of external confirmation, they alter their lives in...
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
Trinity (1988)
Documentary
- Cast
- Dominique Forget, Gaétan Martineau, Jacques Lamontagne
Comments
Talk about the film with other members