Henry

2011 0h 21m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 17

Drama

Synopsis

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Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in turmoil the day the love of this life, Maria, disappears mysteriously. He'll then discover the inevitable verdict of life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louise Laprade
Maria
Hubert Lemire
Young Henry
Gérard Poirier
Henry
Ariane-Li Simard-Côté
Young Maria
Marie Tifo
Dame#1 / Nathalie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yan England
Writers: Yan England
Languages: French
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Louise Laprade and Hubert Lemire and Gérard Poirier carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2004244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yan England directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Louise Laprade and Hubert Lemire and Gérard Poirier carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2004244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 21 min · 0h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Henry (2011)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-12-13
★ 7/10
There’s something quite haunting about the reprises of the intermezzo from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” as they flow though this short feature about accomplished pianist “Henri” (Gérard Poirier) as he sits having a coffee in a café. He is joined by a younger woman and they chat, then suddenly something triggers and next thing we know, he is being restrained by some nurses and sedated. When he awakens, it becomes clearer to us that this is an elderly gent under some form of medical supervision; that the woman he was chatting to is his daughter “Nathalie” (Maria Tifo) and the love of his life, wife “Maria” (Louise Leprade), well she is but a figment of his vivid and lifelike imagination. He has moments of lucidity but they are all the more tortuous as they merely immerse him in what few memories he still has of his time as a soldier and of his life with his violinist wife. As he himself declares: “what is left of life if I have no memories?” and it’s that simple poignancy that is depicted very much from his perspective throughout this twenty minutes. We not only get a sense of his fear and frustration, but the intimate photography almost makes us feel that we, too, are suffering from what I assume is Alzheimer’s disease and it's accompanying loneliness. It’s a sort of life through a lens production, and a very human lens at that, and it’s quite sensitive in it’s potency. Worth a watch, I’d say.