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Alexis Martin (actor)
Alexis Martin (born June 9, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer. A 1986 graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, he has acted in film, television and stage productions, and has written both theatrical plays and film screenplays."Martin, Alexis" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', April 24, 2009. He was a nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karmina (film)
''Karmina'' is a Canadian comedy horror film from Quebec, released in 1996. Plot The film stars Isabelle Cyr as Karmina, a vampire from Transylvania who runs away to live with her aunt Esméralda (France Castel) in Quebec to escape an arranged marriage to Vlad ( Yves Pelletier). Vampires living in North America have access to a magic potion which enables them to keep their vampire natures in check so that they can live in harmony with humans, and Karmina begins a relationship with Philippe (Robert Brouillette), a church organist. However, Vlad and Karmina's parents (Raymond Cloutier and Sylvie Potvin) soon show up to retrieve her. Sequel A sequel film, ''Karmina 2: L'Enfer de Chabot'', was released in 2001. Awards The film won two Genie Awards at the 18th Genie Awards, for Best Art Direction/Production Design ( Normand Sarazin) and Best Costume Design ( Denis Sperdouklis), as well as a special award for Best Makeup ( Pierre Saindon). It was also nominated, but did not win, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 132 (film)
''Route 132'' is a 2010 Canadian drama film from Quebec. Directed by Louis Bélanger and written by Bélanger and Alexis Martin, the film stars Martin and François Papineau as Bob and Gilles, two men who embark on a road trip and crime spree along Quebec Route 132 following the death of Gilles' son. The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 31st Genie Awards, including Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ... for Papineau, Best Supporting Actor for Martin and Best Original Screenplay for Bélanger and Martin. References External links * 2010 films Canadian crime drama films 2010 crime drama films Films set in Quebec Films directed by Louis Bélanger 2010s drama road movies Canadian drama road movies French-language Canadian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babine (film)
''Babine'' is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2008. Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book ''Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes'', the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec. A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin). However, he will receive the support of the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence. The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand. A sequel film, ''Ésimésac'', was released in 2012. Cast Reviews ''Babine'' received generally favourable reviews by the critics. It also received similar ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, with a 69% approval rating, and an average rating of 3.7 out of 5. Overall, the movie was quite suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Banquet
''Le Banquet'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008. The film's original working title was ''Comme une flamme''. Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand ( Alexis Martin), an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student (Benoît McGinnis) who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class. The film's cast also includes Raymond Bouchard, Frédéric Pierre, Catherine De Léan, Pierre-Antoine Lasnier, Yves Jacques, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Larissa Corriveau, Paul Savoie, Maxime Le Flaguais and Paul Ahmarani. Award nominations The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009:"Gross epic, Quebec drama lead; Genie Nominations". ''National Post'', February 11, 2009. * Best Supporting Actor: McGinnis * Best Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc * Best Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluff (2007 Film)
''Bluff'' is a 2007 Canadian comedy film. It was directed, written and produced by Simon Olivier Fecteau and Marc-André Lavoie.Charles-Henri Ramond"Bluff – Film de Marc-André Lavoie et Simon-Olivier Fecteau" ''Films du Québec'', December 28, 2008. The film premiered in August 2007 as the opening film of the Montreal World Film Festival, before going into commercial release in September. Plot Taking place almost entirely within a single apartment, the film opens with a building inspector (Jean-Philippe Pearson) finding a shocking discovery in the basement to a building that is about to be destroyed. He contacts the landlord and, as the pair wait for a police officer (Denis Trudel) to show up, the story of this discovery comes uncovered through vignettes depicting the various tenants of the apartment over the previous 15 years.Brendan Kelly, "Bluff provides new lease on Quebec film life; Indie film shows how it's done with little cash, a simple message and great performances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sunday In Kigali
''A Sunday in Kigali'' (original French title: ''Un dimanche à Kigali'') is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the Rwandan genocide. It is directed by Robert Favreau based on the novel '' A Sunday at the pool in Kigali'' by Gil Courtemanche. Plot Bernard Valcourt, a documentary filmmaker, and journalist, sets off to Kigali to film a documentary about AIDS. He gets caught up in the turmoil of horrific events involving Hutus and Tutsis that tragically leads to genocide. During his stay at the Hôtel des Mille Collines, Valcourt falls in love with a beautiful, shy waitress named Gentille. Gentille serves drinks to the diplomats, officials, and Rwandan bourgeoisie who surround the hotel swimming pool every Sunday. While Valcourt's longing for Gentille increases, the country moves toward civil war, and the brutal violence of the Rwandan genocide separates them. A few months go by and Bernard returns to Rwanda, frantically seeking Gentille in the midst of the chaos. Most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martyrs Of The Damned
''Saint Martyrs of the Damned'' (french: Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond"Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés – Film de Robin Aubert" ''Films du Québec'', June 19, 2009. The film stars François Chénier as Flavien Juste, a tabloid reporter who writes about strange paranormal phenomena; when he is sent to the small Quebec town of Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés to investigate a series of strange disappearances, his photographer colleague Armand (Patrice Robitaille) disappears as well, but he finds the townspeople actively impeding his efforts to locate his friend. The cast also includes Isabelle Blais, Guy Vaillancourt, Monique Mercure, Monique Miller, Sylvie Boucher, Pierre Collin, Michel Forget, Carl Hennebert-Faulkner, Germain Houde, Renaud Lacelle-Bourdon, André Lacoste, Mathilde Lavigne, Hubert Loiselle, Alexis Martin, Alec Poirier, David Savard and Luc Senay. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audition (2005 Film)
''Audition'' (french: L'Audition) is a 2005 Canadian comedy-drama film."Audition, L’ – Film de Luc Picard" ''Films du Québec'', January 1, 2009. Written and directed by , the film stars Picard as Louis, an unhappy middle-aged repo man who decides to pursue his long-abandoned dream of becoming an actor."Review: ‘L’audition’" '' |
The Collector (2002 Film)
''The Collector'' (french: Le Collectionneur) is a Canadian thriller film, released in 2002.''Le Collectionneur'' ''Films du Québec'', January 1, 2009. Written and directed by based on the crime novel of the same name by Chrystine Brouillet, the film stars as Maude Graham, a police detective trying to track down a serial killer ( |
Les Boys III
''Les Boys'' is a 1997 Quebec-made comedy film directed by Louis Saia. It has spawned three sequels and by any measure (profit, box office or attendance) is the most successful Quebec made film series of all time, and one of the most successful Canadian-made film series of all time. Plot The plot revolves around the players on a hockey team ("Les Boys") that play in a low level amateur hockey league. They are made up of a wide variety of professions and personalities, including a police officer, a barely competent doctor, a mechanic, an unemployed hockey trivia buff who has lost his confidence as a goaltender, a shifty real estate salesman and a closeted gay lawyer. The team is sponsored by a pub owner, whose son desperately wants to play hockey with the older men. The film starts at the time of the league championship, at which time the team is soundly thrashed in the final. Meanwhile, the pub owner is losing at poker to the head of the local organized crime syndicate, to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matroni And Me
''Matroni and Me'' (french: Matroni et moi) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and released in 1999."Matroni and Me" '''', October 18, 1999. Based on a theatrical play by Alexis Martin, the film stars Martin as Gilles, an academic who meets Guylaine () while on vacation in |
