Retracing the history of the first 30 years of Montréal from the point of view of Jeanne Mance, and carried by the reading of Pascale Bussières and Alexis Martin, the documentary will open in theatres on May 27 in Montréal, Quebec City, and Sherbrooke.

Screening events with filmmaker Annabel Loyola, actress Pascale Bussières and other special guests in attendance will take place in Montréal on Friday, May 27 at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Saturday, May 28 at the Cinéma du Musée; in Sherbrooke on Sunday, May 29 at La Maison du cinéma, and in Quebec City on Monday, May 30 at Cinéma Le Clap Ste-FoyCity of a Dream will have its world premiere this Sunday, May 15 at the Festival d’histoire de Montréal. The film will also be screened on Friday, May 20 as part of the Festival international du Film d’Histoire de Montréal.


Official Synopsis

Montréal was initially the dream of people who believed in the possibility of creating a better world in New France. Who were those people? Which ideal did they pursue, and why? The answers can be found in a 17th century manuscript, allegedly the hidden memoir of Jeanne Mance. The filmmaker revisits this story in an original, personal way, highlighting how the past echoes the still current yearning to create a world with more humanistic values.

CITY OF A DREAM

With Pascale Bussières and Alexis Martin

Quebec. 2022. 74 minutes. Original French version (available with English subtitles).

Direction, research, script, narration: Annabel Loyola | Cinematography: Franck Le Coroller, Annabel Loyola | Editing: Annabel Loyola, with the help of Monique F. Fournier and Michel Langlois | Sound design and editing: Simon Plouffe | Sound recording: Marco Fania, Annabel Loyola | Mix: Bruno Bélanger | Original music: Fabienne Lucet | Production: Arabesque Films (Annabel Loyola) | Distribution: Arabesque Films

SCREENING-EVENTS SCHEDULE

Festival d’histoire de Montréal

Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at CHUM’s Amphithéâtre Pierre-Péladeau

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola and actress Pascale Bussières in attendance

To get tickets (free): reservations@museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca

Festival international du Film d’Histoire de Montréal

Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Cinémathèque québécoise

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola in attendance

To get tickets: fifhm.com/en/2022-program

Launch evening in Montréal

Friday, May 27 at 8 p.m. at the Cinémathèque québécoise

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola and actress Pascale Bussières in attendance

To get tickets: bit.ly/ven27mai

Screening event in Montréal (English-subtitled screening)

Saturday, May 28 at 2:30 p.m. at Cinéma du Musée

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola, musical composer and performer Fabienne Lucet, and Guy Laflèche, retired literature professor and participant in the film, in attendance

To get tickets: bit.ly/sam28mai

Screening event in Sherbrooke

Sunday, May 29 at 12:30 p.m. at La Maison du cinéma

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola in attendance

To get tickets: bit.ly/dim29mai

Screening event in Quebec City

Monday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Cinéma Le Clap Ste-Foy

With filmmaker Annabel Loyola in attendance

To get tickets: bit.ly/lu30mai

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