# Desire in Motion > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Desire_in_Motion > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Desire_in_Motion.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_in_Motion > Source revision: 1352672929 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1994 Canadian film Desire in Motion Mouvements du désir Directed by Léa Pool Written by Léa Pool Produced by Denise Robert Starring Jean-François Pichette Valérie Kaprisky Cinematography Pierre Mignot Edited by Michel Arcand Music by Zbigniew Preisner Production companies Cinémaginaire National Film Board of Canada CatPics Coproductions Release date February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03) (RVCQ) Running time 93 minutes Countries Canada Switzerland Language French ***Desire in Motion*** (French: ***Mouvements du désir***) is a 1994 Canadian-Swiss [drama film](/source/Drama_film) written and directed by [Léa Pool](/source/L%C3%A9a_Pool).[1] Starring [Valérie Kaprisky](/source/Val%C3%A9rie_Kaprisky) and [Jean-François Pichette](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Pichette), the film follows two passengers who become attracted to one another during a train journey across Canada. It received eight [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Awards) nominations.[2][3] ## Synopsis Catherine travels by train from [Montreal](/source/Montreal) to [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver) with her young daughter Charlotte, hoping to leave behind a failed relationship. Vincent, another passenger, is travelling for reasons connected to his own love life.[3] Although Catherine and Vincent do not initially connect, they become increasingly attracted to one another during the journey.[4][3] Their encounter is interwoven with dream sequences and episodes involving eccentric passengers.[3] ## Cast The cast includes:[5][2] - [Valérie Kaprisky](/source/Val%C3%A9rie_Kaprisky) as Catherine - [Jean-François Pichette](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Pichette) as Vincent - Jolianne L’Allier-Matteau as Charlotte - Jacques William as Tom - Mathew Mackay as Tadzio - [Élise Guilbault](/source/%C3%89lise_Guilbault) as the blind woman - Noémie Yelle as Mélanie, the blind woman’s daughter ## Production The film was written and directed by [Léa Pool](/source/L%C3%A9a_Pool). Produced as a Quebec-Swiss co-production, it was made by [Cinémaginaire](/source/Cin%C3%A9maginaire) and the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada), with Swiss co-production participation from CatPics Coproductions. Filming took place over eight weeks in two moving [Via Rail](/source/Via_Rail) train cars, as well as in Toronto and Vancouver.[2] Pool’s screenplay was inspired by [Roland Barthes](/source/Roland_Barthes)’ essay *[A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments](/source/A_Lover's_Discourse%3A_Fragments)* and includes partly [Fellini](/source/Federico_Fellini)-esque characters.[6][7] ## Release The film premiered at the [Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois](/source/Rendez-vous_du_cin%C3%A9ma_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) on February 3, 1994.[8] ## Reception *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* wrote that *Desire in Motion* was Pool’s “most accessible, viewer-friendly” film to date, while retaining her “moody, introspective style” and “innovative formal flourishes”.[3] *[Filmdienst](/source/Filmdienst)* described the film as a melancholic reflection on the emergence of love and passion, but wrote that it was weakened by unconvincing music.[5] *Filmbulletin* wrote that Charlotte was the only character given real complexity. It described the two main characters as surprisingly flat, and wrote that the film’s depiction of female sexuality drew on stale male myths.[9] ## Awards and nominations The film received eight [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Awards) nominations, but did not win any.[10][2][11] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Queen of melancholy puts a love story on the rails: Jean-Francois Pichette and Valerie Kaprisky in Mouvements du Desir". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, January 6, 1994. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:2_2-3) Ramond, Charles-Henri. ["Mouvements du désir – Film de Léa Pool"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/mouvements-du-desir-lea-pool/). *Films du Québec* (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2026. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_3-4) ["Mouvements Du Desir Desire in Motion"](https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/mouvements-du-desir-desire-in-motion-1200435936/). *Variety*. 7 February 1994. Retrieved 5 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "A love story with brains and beauty". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, June 24, 1994. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_5-1) ["Mouvements du Désir"](https://www.filmdienst.de/film/details/501848/mouvements-du-desir). *Filmdienst* (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Director mines deep veins of love's nuances". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, June 24, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Mouvements du désir"](https://www.filmpodium.ch/film/167324/mouvements-du-desir). *Filmpodium* (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Moving Mouvements opens festival of Quebec cinema". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, February 4, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Mouvements du désir"](https://www.filmbulletin.ch/articles/mouvments-du-desir). *Filmbulletin* (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "The Genie nominees". *[Kingston Whig-Standard](/source/Kingston_Whig-Standard)*, October 20, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Léa Pool"](https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lea-pool). *The Canadian Encyclopedia*. Retrieved 5 May 2026. ## External links - [*Desire in Motion*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110581/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Léa Pool Strass Cafè (1980) A Woman in Transit (1984) Anne Trister (1986) Straight for the Heart (1988) Rispondetemi (1991) The Savage Woman (1991) Desire in Motion (1994) Set Me Free (1999) Lost and Delirious (2001) The Blue Butterfly (2004) Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (2008) The Last Escape (2010) Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011) The Passion of Augustine (2015) Worst Case, We Get Married (2017) Hotel Silence (2024) We'll Find Happiness (2025) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Desire in Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_in_Motion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_in_Motion?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.