Henri was raised by religious in a convent and lived with them until the women, now elders, moved, leaving him alone. Henri fixes lamps. Since his young age, he's been replacing burned light bulbs and illuminates people's lives. After following signs, he finds himself working in a lamp company. Through his new work, he meets an old man trying to never forget his glory days and a blind woman, teller in an adult cinema, with whom he falls in love.
Acting
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon's deadpan saintliness is hypnotic.
Cinematography
Warm amber glows make every bulb feel like hope itself.
Writing
Balances absurd premise with genuine melancholy about human connection.
Director
Martin Talbot
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon
Henri
Sophie Desmarais
Hélène
Marcel Sabourin
Monsieur Binot
Michel Perron
Maurice
Jean-Pierre Bergeron
Le voisin
Monique Spaziani
Soeur Madeleine
Jean-François Boudreau
Proprio de la cantine
Luc Morissette
Père d'Henri vieux
Roger La Rue
Contrôleur du déménagement
Catherine De Sève
Mère d'Henri
Pierre Collin
Noé
Debbie Lynch-White
Infirmière de garde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot in working-class Montreal neighborhoods, using actual small lamp repair shops that have since closed.
Director Martin Talbot comes from documentary background; this was his fiction debut, explaining the lived-in, observed quality of Henri's world.
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