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Emmanuel Schwartz
Emmanuel Schwartz is a Canadian actor and playwright from Montreal, Quebec. J. Kelly Nestruck, "Bilingual actor Emmanuel Schwartz brings Montreal together, reopening stages in French and English". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 23, 2020. He is most noted for his performance as Étienne Maltais in the film ''Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, terre des âmes)'', for which he won the Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018. The fluently bilingual son of a Jewish father and a Québécois mother, he performs in both English and French roles. He has appeared in the films '' Without Her (Sans elle)'', ''Laurence Anyways'', ''Laurentia (Laurentie)'', ''L'Affaire Dumont'', '' Nelly'', ''Sashinka'', ''We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold)'', ''The Twentieth Century'', ''Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)'', '' La Contemplation du mystère'' and '' The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur)'', and the television series '' Kif-Kif'', ''Blue Moon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochelaga, Land Of Souls
''Hochelaga, Land of Souls'' (french: Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) is a 2017 Canadian historical drama film directed and written by François Girard and starring Gilles Renaud, Samian and Tanaya Beatty. Dramatizing several centuries of Quebec history and the local history of Montreal in particular, the story depicts Quebec archaeology revealing the past of indigenous peoples, explorers and 1837 rebels. Girard had previously used an anthology approach in his films such as ''The Red Violin'', and was interested in another project that would depict Montreal. It was shot in Montreal, with performances in numerous languages. The film was screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It won four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Cinematography for Nicolas Bolduc, and was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot In the aftermath of a hard-fought battle between Indigenous warriors in 1267, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sashinka
''Sashinka'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kristina Wagenbauer and released in 2018."Sashinka – Film de Kristina Wagenbauer" ''Films du Québec'', August 17, 2018. The film stars Carla Turcotte as Sasha, a musician who is preparing for her band's potential breakthrough concert when her estranged mother Elena () shows up on her doorstep. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underneath The Lintel
''Underneath the Lintel'' is a play by Glen Berger that premièred in 2001. The sole character—the Librarian—embarks on a quest to find out who anonymously returned a library book that is 113 years overdue. A clue scribbled in the margin of the book and an unclaimed dry-cleaning ticket then take him on a mysterious adventure that spans the globe and the ages. Plot synopsis The play begins with the Librarian appearing on stage, which is sparsely furnished with a whiteboard and marker pens, a magnetic bulletin board, and a table. The Librarian carries with him a battered suitcase. He informs the audience that he is giving a lecture for only one day about a discovery he has made. The Librarian then opens his suitcase and begins to show the audience what he calls his "scraps": pieces of evidence each marked with numbered tags that provide evidence of a person whose identity is gradually revealed over the course of the play. He starts with a copy of a Baedeker travel guide that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Berger
Glen Berger is an American playwright and scriptwriter. He has received commissions from the Children’s Theater of Minneapolis, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Alley Theatre, and the Lookingglass Theater. In 2010, he co-wrote the book for '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', a musical adaptation of Spider-Man, directed by Julie Taymor with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2. The show had a famously troubled production, and in 2013, Berger wrote an account of his experiences, ''Song of Spider-Man - The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History''. Berger has also written scripts for animated children's TV shows, including ''Arthur'', ''Peep and the Big Wide World'', ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', ''Big & Small'', ''Octonauts'' and ''Curious George''. Berger won two Daytime Emmy Awards for ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' and ''Peep and the Big Wide World'', and was nominated twelve times for various series. He is an alumnus of New Dramatists. He is cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'actualité
''L'actualité'' is a Canadian French-language news and general interest magazine published in Montreal by Rogers Communications until 2016, then by Mishmash (XPND Capital). The magazine has over a million readers, according to Canada's Print Measurement Bureau, from its circulation which is mainly subscribers. Eighty-six percent of its readership are Québécois. History and profile The magazine was established in 1909 with the name ''Bulletin paroissial''. Its name was changed several times: ''L'Action paroissiale'' (1932), ''Ma paroisse'' (1949), ''L'actualité'' (1960) and ''L'actualité magazine'' (1967). Until 1945 Jesuit Armand Proulx served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Maclean Hunter, publisher of ''Maclean's'', acquired the mailing list of the defunct ''Actualité'' magazine in the 1970s, and merged it with its own French-language edition, ''Le Magazine Maclean'' (c. 1961) in 1976. Maclean Hunter was acquired by Rogers Communications in the 1990s. Journalist Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival TransAmériques
The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) is an annual dance and theater festival held in Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., Canada. References External linksFestival TransAmeriques - website Dance festivals in Canada [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métro (Montreal Newspaper)
''Métro'' (also called ''Métro Montréal'' or ''Journal Métro'') is a French-language free daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The paper is wholly owned by local businessman Michael Raffoul who owns print media distribution company Transmet. Journal Metro is part of the Metro Media group which owns several local newspapers in Montreal. Journal ''Métro'' Montréal was formerly part of the international group of newspapers Metro International. History The paper was founded in 2001, by Montreal-based TC Transcontinental which licensed the brand from Metro International, itself founded in 1995. It was part of several ''Metro'' free papers across Canada under various licensees. From its inception in 2001, it held a franchise as the sole French-language free daily newspaper to be distributed inside the Montreal Metro system and STM bus terminals In 2010, Journal Metro lost its franchise as the provider of the sole French-language free daily newspaper across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia Bürger
Alexia may refer to: * Alexia (given name) ** Alexia (Italian singer) (born 1967) *** ''Alexia'' (album), a 2002 album by the Italian singer ** Alexia Putellas (born 1994), Spanish footballer sometimes known mononymously *** '' Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit'', a 2022 docu-series about the footballer * Alexia (condition) (also known as acquired dyslexia), loss of the ability to read due to cerebral disorder ** Pure alexia, a form in which other language skills are unaffected * ''Alexia'' Wight, an Australian plant genus, synonym of ''Alyxia'' * Index–Alexia Alluminio, an Italian cycling team * MV ''Alexia'', an oil tanker converted into a merchant aircraft carrier See also * Alexias (fl. 4th century BC), Greek physician * Alexa (other) * Alexius Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios ( el, Αλέξιος, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia ( el, Αλεξία) and its variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lâcher Prise
''Lâcher prise'', also known in English as ''Freefall'' or ''Let Go'', is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé."Pas de répit pour Valérie" '''', January 7, 2017. The series stars Sophie Cadieux as Valérie Danault, a single mother struggling to keep it together after suffering burnout in her professional and personal life. The cast also includes Sylvie Léonard as her mother Madeleine; |
Kif-Kif (TV Series)
''Kif-Kif'' (known as ''Roommates'' in English) is a Quebec teen-oriented téléroman produced by Vivaclic and broadcast by Radio-Canada. Plot The series center on a group of high school students—four girls and four boys—who live together at a Des Sables High School's residence. Cast * Roxane Bourdages as Noémie * Jean-Robert Quirion as Jean-Robert Nault * Marie-Lyse Laberge-Forest as Fanny * Emmanuel Schwartz as Julien * Pierre-Luc Bouvrette as Félix * Amélie B. Simard as Carole-Anne * Émilie Gilbert as Allison * Iannicko N'Doua-Légaré as Malik Tamba Production and broadcast ''Kif-Kif'' was produced by Vivaclic and was originally broadcast at Radio-Canada from September 11, 2006 on the 17h timeslot replacing ''Watatatow''. The company Tribal Nova developed an interactive website to be updated in real time as the series is broadcast. The series was conceived with the working title ''Comme en Appart'' and selected by the Quebecor Fund in Spring 2005. Episodes 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dishwasher (film)
''The Dishwasher'' (french: Le Plongeur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2023.Charles-Henri Ramond"Plongeur, Le – Film de Francis Leclerc" ''Films du Québec'', February 18, 2023. An adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel by Stéphane Larue, the film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Stéphane, who takes a menial job as a dishwasher in a restaurant after being left in deep debt by a gambling addiction. The film's cast also includes Charles-Aubey Houde, Joan Hart, Maxime de Cotret, Fayolle Jean Jr., Robin L'Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Zachary Évrard, Gabrielle Côté, Jade Charbonneau, Guillaume Laurin, Anthony Therrien, Julien Leclerc, Stéphan Allard, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Luka Limoges, Emmanuel Schwartz and Éric K. Boulianne. It features a soundtrack of classic rock and heavy metal songs alongside pop and electronic songs contemporary to the film's early-2000s setting, including material by Iron Maiden, Anonymus, Ranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult MTL
''Cult MTL'' is an English language arts, culture and news website and monthly print publication, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first print edition appeared on 7 September 2012. It was created only a few months after Montreal's last English-language alternative weekly, ''Montreal Mirror'', was unceremoniously closed by its parent company, Quebecor. The founding editors of ''Cult MTL'' were also involved with the ''Mirror''. In August 2013 the print version of the magazine was started. See also *List of magazines in Canada This is a list of magazines published in Canada. References Canada * Magazines A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are ge ... References External links * 2012 establishments in Quebec Cultural magazines Independent magazines Magazines established in 2012 Magazines published in Montreal Monthly magazines published in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
