Denis Bernard

Acting

Denis Bernard

Born 1957-12-06 · Lac-Etchemin, Québec, Canada

Denis Bernard is a Genie Award-winning Canadian film, television and theater actor and producer.

Acting credits

Opening Up poster
NR

Gabrielle is 16. She inflicts pain to herself, cut herself. Her father doesn’t understand why. At the hospital she meet Étienne, who suffers from an accidental injury. With him, she doesn't have to explain anything.

Opening Up

2010

Bach and Broccoli poster
6.1

A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing home. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for an important recital.

Bach and Broccoli

1986

Audition poster
7.8

Louis is "repo man" who is no stranger to strong-arm tactics in his work, but he has dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a child. When his cousin helps him get an audition, Louis gets the help of a famous actor to secretly help rehearse his scenes. He doesn't even tell his girlfriend Suzie. But Suzie also has a secret; she's pregnant and doesn't want her child to grow up in an atmosphere of violence.

Audition

2005

No artwork available
NR

A brilliant sailor and a leading figure in the evolution of offshore competition, James Gray's Mike Birch, Riding with the Wind is a portrait of an appealing and mysterious man.

Mike Birch: Riding with the Wind

The Confessional poster
6.0

Pierre Lamontagne has returned to Quebec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc, who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Quebec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrigue where the answer to the mystery lies.

The Confessional

1995

Mourning for Anna poster
4.9

A mother deals with the violent murder of her daughter.

Mourning for Anna

2010

The Necessities of Life poster
7.5

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family

The Necessities of Life

2008

Bittersweet Memories poster
6.4

1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.

Bittersweet Memories

2004

The Canadiens, Forever poster
5.4

Neglected by his father, William, a star college hockey player, also suffered harassment from his coach and some teammates. By chance of a visit to Sainte-Justine hospital, the young man, whose morale and motivation are at its lowest, meets ten-year-old Daniel, awaiting a kidney transplant. Their passion for the Habs unites them instantly and William tries, by all means, to give him hope in the face of the disease.

The Canadiens, Forever

2009

Guys, We Need to Talk poster
7.0

In this hard-hitting documentary, Jean-Nicolas Verreault attempts to demystify the taboos surrounding men's psychological distress.

Guys, We Need to Talk

2025

Lance et compte: Le crime de Lulu poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lance et compte: Le crime de Lulu

1991

So the Moon Rises poster
4.3

Struggling with AIDS, Aimée comes out of the hospital. Her friend Francine leads her to the Maison Bleue for her convalescence. But Aimee's state of health does not improve: she falls into mental confusion and must stay at the Blue House until her death.

So the Moon Rises

2004

A Girl at the Window poster
5.2

Imprisoned by an illness, a young country girl decides to leave for Quebec City in order to study piano and discover an animated and enthralling lifestyle.

A Girl at the Window

2002

Behind the camera