Celebrate le Mois de la Francophonie: Hôtel Silence

Celebrate le Mois de la Francophonie with a Free Film Screening!

Join us for a special screening of Hôtel Silence, a powerful Québecois film, offered free to our members thanks to the generous support of the Délégation du Québec à Boston. Don’t miss this moving story of self-discovery and redemption—an unforgettable cinematic experience from Québec!

Hôtel Silence
Jean embarks on a one-way trip to a war-damaged country, unsure of his fate. Despite despair, he finds hope in the people who welcome him, eventually rediscovering a sense of purpose in his existence.

Hôtel Silence is an ode to resilience, an ode to life. A profound story, imbued with light, with a man who leaves to find reparation. “I left so I could find myself.”

Based on the novel Hotel Silence (Ör) by author Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Léa Pool, Director

Working in the Quebec film industry since 1978, Léa Pool has acted as a producer, editor, screenwriter and director in fiction and documentary cinema, as well as in television.  

In 1984, her first feature film, La Femme de l'hôtel,  was praised by audiences and critics aike. Many works followed and contributed to Quebec cinema’s notoriety around the world.

In 2004, she directed The Blue Butterfly starring William Hurt and Pascale Bussières. Highly appreciated by the public, the film collected $2,004,625 at the Quebec box office. Subsequently, she brought to the screen the magnificent Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's, starring Céline Bonnier and Marianne Fortier. She came back in force in 2016 with The Passion of Augustine, which seduced the crowds and accumulated more than $1,6M at the Canadian box office.

Throughout her career, she has been involved and sat as a jury member for two major international festivals: Locarno (Switzerland) and Taormina (Italy).

In 1994, the Festival de Blois (France) presented a retrospective of her cinematographic work.

She has received many more accolades around the world and her talent is celebrated in several countries, including Switzerland, France, Japan (Tokyo), Belgium, Sweden, Italy, Canada (Toronto) and the United States, notably in Denver, Berkeley, Princeton, Chicago, Boston, New York (Museum of Modern Art) and Seattle. In 2017, she won the Tribute Award at the Gala Québec cinéma.

In Quebec, few directors have a career as dense and rich as Léa Pool's. Her unique sensibility and exceptional talent make a considerable contribution to Quebec’s cinema.

Register now to claim one of 250 free access links to watch Hôtel Silence online! You will receive the viewing link before March 20, le Jour de la Francophonie. On March 20, you’ll have 24 hours to enjoy the film—available from 12:00 AM ET to 11:59 PM ET. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity!