Noël Mitrani
Directing
Biography
Born in Toronto in 1969 from French parents, Noël Mitrani is a film director, producer and screenwriter. He shared his childhood between Ontario and France. A graduate of History and Philosophy at the Sorbonne, Noël Mitrani directed his first short film After Shave in 1999, a comedy set in a suburban supermarket. Three other short films followed, the last of which Les Siens addresses the confusion possible between dream and reality. In 2004, he moved to Montreal and directed his first feature film, Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi, a black comedy starring Laurent Lucas. This film won the Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at 2006’s Toronto Film Festival. His second picture The Kate Logan Affair (2010), a dark and mysterious thriller starring Alexis Bledel, is widely distributed in the world. His third picture The Military man is a drama about a former French soldier, the trauma caused by his memories of the conflict leads him towards an unhealthy relationship with women. In Après coup (2017), Mitrani dissects the insidiousness of guilt as well as the unsuspected possibilities of survival. In Cassy (2019), childhood and grieving confront some hot-button issues when sexual harassment enters the scene. Natacha Mitrani, the director’s daughter, is heartbreaking in the challenging role of Cassy. Toutes les deux (Between Them, 2021) is a spy comedy that tells the attraction between two women against a background of male jealousy.
Known For
No description available.
Révolté
A young psychologically unstable young police woman named Kate Logan and a married Frenchman find themselves caught up in a dramatic twisted affair.
The Kate Logan Affair
A man blames himself for the tragic death of his daughter's friend. Unable to get past this event, the man spirals into depression, and then he undergoes a 'groundbreaking' therapeutic treatment that may put him in contact with dead people.
Afterwards
A very jealous man, convinced that his wife is cheating on him, hires a private detective to follow her. Soon after, the detective develops a strong attraction to her target.
Between Them
No description available.
Les Siens
A former French soldier who fought in Afghanistan, lives in solitude in Montreal. The trauma caused by his memories of the conflict leads him towards an unhealthy relationship with women.
Le Militaire
A lovelorn and destitute soccer player accepts a job as a hitman in Montreal.
On the Trail of Igor Rizzi
Cassy, 9, is obsessed, silent, angry. Recently, she lost her mother to a mysterious accident. Her turmoil clashes with that of her father, a violent man who treats women like objects. While the little girl rediscovers a kind of happiness thanks to a kind vocal instructor, the father’s behaviour grows increasingly erratic. Childhood and grieving confront some hot-button issues when sexual harassment, violence and homophobia enter the scene. Natacha Mitrani, the director’s daughter, is heartbreaking in the challenging role of Cassy.
Cassy
No description available.
Homicide involontaire
Emma, 14, comes under the toxic influence of her new friend Odile, a manipulative teenager, who tries to convince her that her mother killed her father to live with her new boyfriend.