Dream Life

After starting a new job at a local film production company, free spirit Isabelle (Liliane Lemaître-Auger) meets animator Virginie (Véronique Le Flaguais) and the two become fast friends. Over the course of a freewheeling, sun-dappled Montreal summer, the pair deepen their bond through a shared exploration of art, ambition, and desire.

The first feature length fiction film directed by a woman in French to come out of Canada, Mirelle Dansereau’s debut film is infused with the French New Wave ethos of invention, spirit and freedom. An effervescent portrait of female friendship, Dream Life is one of the highlights of ’70s Canadian cinema and a hidden gem primed for rediscovery.