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Donald Pilon (actor)
Donald Pilon (born April 12, 1938) is a Canadian film and television actor."Donald Pilon, l'acteur qui n'a pas froid aux yeux" , June 10, 2009. He won the for Best Supporting Actor in 1972 for his role in '' |
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Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wise Guys (1972 Film)
''The Wise Guys'' (french: Les Smattes) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 227. Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin ( Donald Pilon) and Réjean Cardinal (Daniel Pilon), two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down. ''Canadian Film Encyclopedia'' (). The cast also includes |
The Other Side Of November
''The Other Side of November'' (french: L'autre côté de novembre) is a 2016 Quebec feature film produced, written and directed by Maryanne Zéhil. The cast includes Arsinée Khanjian, Pascale Bussières, Marc Labrèche, Raïa Haïdar, Béatrice Moukhaiber and an array of Lebanese actors and actresses. The film is a drama dealing with disappearing memory, choices that transform one’s destiny, and how societies shape people by offering them lives that are diametrically opposed to ones they could have lived elsewhere. Plot In ''The Other Side of November'', a woman is granted two lives: Léa (played by Arsinée Khanjian), is a bourgeois neurosurgeon living in Quebec, and Layla (also played by Arsinée Khanjian), is a humble seamstress in a small village in Lebanon. These two paths illuminate two different societies and their influence on self-realization. Time and fragmented memories are used playfully to tell the story. The question at the heart of the film is: If some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seducing Doctor Lewis
''Seducing Doctor Lewis'' () is a 2003 Quebec comedy film and the first film directed by Jean-François Pouliot.Hornaday, Ann (July 30, 2004)"Hook, Line and Hoodwinkers" ''Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)''. Retrieved 03-06-2005. The script was written by Ken Scott. It won the Audience Award at 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Starring in the movie are Raymond Bouchard, Benoît Brière, David Boutin and Lucie Laurier. Plot The small fishing village Ste-Marie-la-Mauderne on the north coast of Quebec is in decline. Every resident collects welfare. To lure a company into building a plastic container factory nearby, they need to double their population of 120, have a resident doctor, and give a $50,000 bribe for the company owner. Montreal plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets pulled over for speeding by an officer, Réal Fournier (Jean-Pierre Gonthier), the former mayor of Ste-Marie-la-Mauderne who moved to the city because he, like most of the residents of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind From Wyoming
''The Wind from Wyoming'' (french: Le Vent du Wyoming) is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by André Forcier and released in 1994. The film centres on a dysfunctional family whose efforts at finding and keeping love become tangled up with a stage hypnotist performing at the local hotel."'Reality doesn't interest me at all': Filmmaker Andre Forcier's work Le vent du Wyoming is up for the grand prize at Montreal's World Film Festival - now, he says, if only people will come to see it". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 27, 1994. Daughter Léa (Sarah-Jeanne Salvy) is in unrequited love with Reo (Martin Randez), a boxer who has instead entered a relationship with her mother Lizette (France Castel), while her sister Manon (Céline Bonnier) has a crush on Chester Celine (François Cruzet), a writer she has never met, and her father Marcel (Michel Côté (actor), Michel Côté) remains hurt by Lizette's betrayal of him. They all enlist Albert the Great (Marc Messier) to hypnotize their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Imaginary Tale
''An Imaginary Tale'' (french: Une histoire inventée) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot Toni (Nardi) is the director of a staged rendition of '' Othello'' in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic events of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston (Lapointe), a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence (Marleau), a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Guêpe (film)
''La Guêpe'' (literally "The Wasp", but titled either ''Skybolt'' or ''Scalp'' in English, depending on the market) is a 1986 drama/ thriller film directed by Gilles Carle. Plot A young pilot witnesses the unintentional murder of her two sons (by a rich, drunken couple driving carelessly) and, following a court's decision not to press criminal charges, she decides to get her revenge. Cast * Chloé Sainte-Marie as Chloé Richard *Warren Peace as Steven Cook * Donald Pilon as Delphis Martin * Ethne Grimes as Stéphanie * Claude Gauthier as Louis Richard * Gilbert Turp as Marc *Paul Buissonneau Paul Georges Buissonneau, (born 24 December 1926 – 30 November 2014) was a leading francophone theatre director in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born in Paris, France, Buissonneau started his career as a singer with the French chorus Les Compagnon ... as Joseph Lambert * Alain Villeneuve as Le ministre References External linksCanoe* * * 1986 films Films shot in Montreal 1986 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastica (1980 Film)
''Fantastica'' is a 1980 French-Canadian musical film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and ''Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa. The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed with ' .... An English-language dialogue dubbed version of the film was broadcast on Superchannel, a pay-TV channel in western Canada in the early 1980s. Cast Soundtrack album Released in 1980 by Acapella Beaubec Musique, the album's catalogue number is AC-108. The French pressing's catalogue number is RSL-1085. All songs composed by Lewis Furey, and arranged by John Lissauer. The album is produced by Lewis Furey and John Lissauer. The lyrics were printed on the inner sleeve. The album was reissued in 2005 on CD by Mantra Records (Mantra 020 WM 330) in France only. ;Side one: * Fantastica (Theme generique) : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City On Fire (1979 Film)
''City on Fire'' is a 1979 disaster action film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Jack Hill, Dave Lewis, and Celine La Freniere, and stars Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, and Henry Fonda. The film's plot revolves around a disgruntled ex-employee who sabotages an oil refinery, setting off a blaze which engulfs an entire city. People try to either fight the fire or flee as it spreads throughout the city. The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, although the name of the city is not mentioned in the film. Plot In an unnamed U.S. city, the corrupt mayor William Dudley has allowed an oil refinery to be built right in the center of town, far from any river, lake or reservoir. On one typically hot summer day, Herman Stover, a dangerously disturbed employee at the refinery, has been denied an expected promotion and in addition, finds himself fired after refusing a departmental transfer. He then decides to take his reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Miss You, Hugs And Kisses
''I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses'' (also known as ''Drop Dead, Dearest'' and ''Left for Dead'') is a 1978 Canadian drama mystery film based on the Peter Demeter murder case. The film is one of the infamous "Video Nasties Video nasty is a colloquial term popularised by the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association (NVALA) in the United Kingdom to refer to a number of films, typically low-budget horror or exploitation films, distributed on video cassette that ...", and is the first film scored by Howard Shore. Cast References External links * 1970s mystery films Films scored by Howard Shore Canadian mystery films English-language Canadian films 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films {{mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uncanny (film)
''The Uncanny'' is a 1977 British-Canadian anthology horror film directed by Denis Héroux, written by Michel Parry, and starring Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Donald Pilon, Samantha Eggar, and John Vernon.UNCANNY, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 44, Iss. 516, (Jan 1, 1977): 154. Although it is similar to the horror anthologies released by Amicus Productions and could be mistaken as one, it was actually distributed by The Rank Organisation. However, the co-producer was Milton Subotsky of Amicus.Ed. Allan Bryce, ''Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood'', Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 153-154 Plot Montreal 1977 In 1977, in Montreal, writer Wilbur Gray visits his publisher Frank Richards to discuss his new book about cats. Wilbur believes that felines are supernatural creatures, and that they are the devil in disguise. Wilbur tells three tales to illustrate his thoughts: London 1912 In 1912, in London, Miss Malkin is a wealthy woman who rewrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Under A Leaf
''Child Under a Leaf'' (released as ''Love Child'' in Britain) is a 1974 drama film directed by George Bloomfield and starring Dyan Cannon. The plot follows an abused wife who strikes up an affair with an artist, but their relationship is threatened by the presence of her violent husband. It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ... in 1975, but did not win. References External links * 1974 films Canadian independent films Troma Entertainment films 1974 drama films English-language Canadian films Films scored by Francis Lai Canadian drama films Films directed by George Bloomfield 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |