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Motel Paradis
''Motel Paradis'' (English: ''Paradise Motel'') is a Canadian television crime drama series, which was broadcast on Club Illico from October 11, 2022. Its six episodes are directed by Sophie Deraspe, who co-wrote the screenplay with Stéphane Hogue. It stars Nahéma Ricci as Jen, who believes her teen sister Noémie (Vivi-Anne Riel) did not die by suicide, three years earlier. Jen returns to her village of Val-Paradis and is assisted by retired police detective, Alain (). The series is set in rural Quebec. It was streamed via Australia's SBS on Demand from August 2024. Premise In 2021, Jen has a near-death experience, which results in visions of her missing sister, Noémie. Jen returns to her rural village of Val-Paradis with former police detective, Alain to resolve the mystery of Noémie's disappearance in 2018. Jen's mother, Brigitte resides in the family's now-defunct Motel Paradis. Jen and Noémie had both been cleaners there before Noémie's disappearance. Fellow local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Deraspe
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973) is a Canadian director, scenarist, director of photography and producer. Prominent in new Quebec cinema, she is known for a 2015 documentary ''The Amina Profile'', an exploration of the Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari hoax of 2011. She had previously written and directed the narrative feature films ''Missing Victor Pellerin'' () in 2006, ''Vital Signs (2009 film), Vital Signs'' () in 2009, ''The Wolves'' () in 2015, In 2019 she wrote, directed and shot ''Antigone (2019 film), Antigone'', inspired by the 2008 death of Fredy Villanueva in Montreal and loosely adapting Antigone (Sophocles play), the play by Sophocles, saying the story of a woman who defies the law for something greater resonated with her, and she wished to update it. The film, starring Nahéma Ricci, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and won the festival's award for Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film, Best Canadian Film. ''Anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Quesnel
Dominique Quesnel (born March 8, 1964) is a Canadian actress and musician from Quebec.Patricia Belzil"Dominique Quesnel" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', October 24, 2011. She is most noted for her performance in the 2012 film '' The Torrent (Le Torrent)'', for which she was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Actress at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013. , January 31, 2013. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she began her career on stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restorative Justice
Restorative justice is a community-based approach to justice that aims to repair the harm done to victims, offenders and communities. In doing so, restorative justice practitioners work to ensure that offenders take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves, and to discourage them from causing further harm. For victims, the goal is to give them an active role in the process, and to reduce feelings of anxiety and powerlessness. Restorative justice programmes are complementary to the criminal justice system including retributive justice. It has been argued from the perspectives of some positions on what punishment is that some cases of restorative justice constitute an alternative punishment to those atoning. Though academic assessment of restorative justice is positive, more recent studies have shown that academic performance falters in school districts where restorative justice is practiced. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Near-death Experience
A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death, which researchers describe as having similar characteristics. When positive, which the great majority are, such experiences may encompass a variety of sensations including detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth, joy, the experience of absolute dissolution, review of major life events, the presence of a light, and seeing dead relatives. While there are common elements, people's experiences and their interpretations of these experiences generally reflect their Culture, cultural, philosophy, philosophical, or religion, religious beliefs. NDEs usually occur during reversible clinical death. Explanations for NDEs vary from scientific to religious. Neuroscience research hypothesizes that an NDE is a wikt:subjective#Adjective, subjective hallucination, phenomenon resulting from "disturbed bodily multisensory integration" that occurs du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used during Cardiac arrest, cardiac or Respiratory arrest, respiratory arrest that involves chest compressions, often combined with artificial ventilation, to preserve brain function and maintain circulation until spontaneous breathing and heartbeat can be restored. It is indication (medicine), recommended for those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for example, agonal respirations. CPR involves chest compressions for adults between and deep and at a rate of at least 100 to 120 per minute. The rescuer may also provide artificial ventilation by either exhaling air into the subject's mouth or nose (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) or using a device that pushes air into the subject's lungs (mechanical ventilation). Current recommendations emphasize early and high-quality chest compressions over artificial ventilation; a simplified CPR method involving only chest compressions is recommended for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode List
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption. Etymology The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (). It is abbreviated as '' ep'' (''plural'' eps). Taxonomy An episode is also a narrative unit within a ''continuous'' larger dramatic work. It is frequently used to describe units of television or radio series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series. An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length. Narrative sub-units Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by interstitials, such as commercials (Radio advertisements and Television advertisements), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment. Carpool Karaoke is a television show segment that is now a spin-off television series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Bombardier
Louise Bombardier (Sherbrooke, July 11, 1953) is a Canadian actress and writer from Quebec. Early life and education Louise Bombardier was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on July 11, 1953. She studied literature and then theatre in the theatre option at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe. She was part of the class of 1973. Career It was during her studies, in 1969, that she made her debut as an actress. In 1976, she made her debut as a playwright by participating in the creation of the play , a collective creation in which she worked with Marthe Boisvert, Jacques Couture, André Saint-Pierre, and Marc Thibault. This play was staged at the Théâtre du Sang Neuf. Throughout her career, she collaborated with several Quebec theatre companies, including Théâtre Petit à Petit, Gyroscope, Théâtre des Confettis, Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui, Théâtre de l’Œil, Théâtre de la Nouvelle Lune, Théâtre Urbi et Orbi, and Théâtre Le Clou. Her plays, ''Hippopotamie'' (1988–1991), ''Conte de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
