Telescope Film

Shy Parisian teen Bastien is vacationing with his family in a rural Québec cabin rumored to be inhabited by a ghost. After meeting macabre, rebellious Chloé — the daughter of family friends — Bastien desperately tries to impress the older girl, but is soon in over his head.

As Halloween approaches, we present a range of films that take the existence of ghosts for granted. The ghosts themselves range from the merely mournful to the truly terrifying, but all possess the ability to move between their realm and our own — whether we want them to or not…

In Montréal, in the early 20th century, a poor boy falls in love with a girl whose tears turn into pearls. Her sorrow seems to offer a path to riches — but at what cost?

In this sharp, sinister, slyly funny thriller, out-of-work baker Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his beloved former mentor. Staying long after the funeral, he begins to casually insinuate himself into the town, stirring up feelings of lust, jealousy, and rage.

Whether haunted, hunted, or haunting in their own right, women often stand at the heart of horror stories. Spanning cult classics, fan favorites, and hidden gems, this spotlight explores how the genre imagines women as survivors, villains, victims, and everything in between.

Beginning as an artistic and literary movement in the 20th century, surrealism revolutionized the conventions of cinema. Featuring pioneers such as Luis Buñuel, these 12 films celebrate the surrealist films that emerged during the explosion of arthouse films in the 60s and 70s.