4125 Parthenais (2001)

Original title

Le 4125, rue Parthenais

Directed by

Isabelle Lavigne

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

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How it feels

This documentary is about a Montreal apartment building that rents rooms short-term. It profiles the landlady and her tenants, many of whom are poor and struggling.

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What happens

4125 Parthenais (French: Le 4125, rue Parthenais) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Isabelle Lavigne and released in 2001. The film centres on a small apartment building in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough of Montreal, Quebec, which is one of the few buildings in the area that permits short-term rather than fixed-lease rental. It profiles both the Romanian immigrant landlady and several of her marginalized and impoverished tenants. The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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