Léa Pool C.M. (born September 8, 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first woman to win the prize for Best Film at the Quebec Cinema Awards. Pool's films often opposed stereotypes and refused to focus on heterosexual relations, preferring individuality. She also taught film at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 8, 1950 (76)
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Director and writer
- 4 on Motif · 22 credits in all
What are Léa Pool's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Léa Pool's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Léa Pool's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 4 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
We'll Find Happiness(2025)
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
Hôtel Silence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Léa devant la caméra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Worst Case, We Get Married (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Double Sentence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
The Passion of Augustine(2015)
Motif score: 81st percentile of all films
Pink Ribbons, Inc.(2011)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
The Last Escape (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
The Blue Butterfly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Lost and Delirious(2001)
Motif score: 70th percentile of all films
Set Me Free (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Gabrielle Roy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Desire in Motion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Rispondetemi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Montreal Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
The Savage Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Hotel Chronicles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Straight for the Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Anne Trister (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
A Woman in Transit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Strass Café (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1980 to 2025.
How do Léa Pool's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Léa Pool work with?
People who share at least 2 of Léa Pool's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Jobin shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers
- Daniel JobinShared titles: The Passion of Augustine (2015), Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Jobin
Producers
- François TremblayShared titles: We'll Find Happiness (2025), The Passion of Augustine (2015)See all 2 shared titles with François Tremblay
- Lyse LafontaineShared titles: We'll Find Happiness (2025), The Passion of Augustine (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Lyse Lafontaine
