The Confessional () is a 1995 mystery-drama film directed by Robert Lepage. The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) searches for his estranged brother Marc (Patrick Goyette) to help unravel a family mystery. The mystery itself unfolds in flashbacks set against the backdrop of Alfred Hitchcock's 1952 filming of I Confess in the city. The cast also includes Ron Burrage as Hitchcock, Kristin Scott Thomas as his assistant, and Jean-Louis Millette as Raymond Massicotte, Marc's lover who also holds the key to unlocking the Lamontagne family's secrets. The Confessional won the Genie Award for Best Picture and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time director at the 16th Genie Awards. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast Lothaire Bluteau as Pierre Lamontagne Patrick Goyette as Marc Lamontagne Jean-Louis Millette as Raymond Massicotte Kristin Scott Thomas as Assistant to Hitchcock Ron Burrage as Alfred Hitchcock Richard Fréchette as André Lamontagne François Papineau as Paul-Émile Lamontagne Marie Gignac as Françoise Lamontagne Normand Daneau as The Young Priest Massicotte Anne-Marie Cadieux as Manon Suzanne Clément as Rachel Lynda Lepage-Beaulieu as Jeanne d'Arc Pascal Rollin as The Parish Priest Laliberte Billy Merasty as Moose Paul Hébert as The Parish Priest (1989) See also List of films featuring diabetes List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links Canadian Film Encyclopedia 1995 films French mystery drama films Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian mystery drama films 1990s mystery drama films Films about films Films set in Quebec City Films directed by Robert Lepage Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award-winning films Films shot in Quebec Canadian LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 1995 LGBT-related films 1995 directorial debut films 1995 drama films Cultural depictions of Alfred Hitchcock French-language Canadian films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films 1990s French films