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Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro (film), Nitro'' and ''The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007. Profile After participating in a first commercial ad at the age of 6, Thivierge's career started very early at the age of eight when he had his first minor television and film roles on ''Épopée rock'', ''Manon'', ''Les annees des reves'', ''Le Matou'' and ''La Dame en couleurs'' in 1984 and 1985. However, it was in the mid-2000s where Thivierge started to play lead roles in ''Nitro'' as well as in the ''3 L'il pigs'', two of the biggest box-office Quebec hits in 2007. Another notable role was in Lance et Compte: Le Revanche in 2006, where he played a paraplegic lawyer defending one of the fictional National de Quebec hockey who was charged with second degree murder and later for involuntary homicide following an on-ice incident where a player died from his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis 19, King Of The Airwaves
''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves'' (french: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in April 1994. The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to become a reality show: he is followed around by a cameraman 24 hours a day for three months, and when his life doesn't make for compelling viewing, the show's producers decide to manipulate his life to make the show more exciting. The film was directed by Michel Poulette, and written by Poulette, Sylvie Bouchard, Michel Michaud and Émile Gaudreault. It won the Golden Reel Award as the year's top-grossing film in Canada. Cast * Martin Drainville : Louis Jobin * Zenhu Han : Sam Ying * Chantal Fontaine : la reporter * Gilbert Lachance : Remi * Jean L'Italien : Roger * Dominique Michel : Aline Jobin * Alexandra Boulianne : une chanteuse de la chorale * Mireille Thibault : une chanteuse de la chorale * Sylvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Florida (film)
''La Florida'' is a Quebec comedy film, released in 1993.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 79. The film was directed by George Mihalka, and written by Suzette Couture and Pierre Sarrazin. Synopsis The film stars Rémy Girard and Pauline Lapointe as Léo and Ginette Lespérance, a married couple who, after facing one too many Montreal winters, move their family to Fort Lauderdale, where they buy a motel catering to "snowbirds". However, their new business runs afoul of "Big Daddy" (Raymond Bouchard), an established motel operator and local crime boss, who makes it his mission to drive the Lespérances out of business. The Lespérances may, however, have an ally in Jay Lamori (Jason Blicker), a local businessman of uncertain motives who may or may not be what he seems. Award nominations The film received eight Genie Award nominations at the 14th Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Girard), Best Actress ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaf To The City
''Deaf to the City'' (french: Le sourd dans la ville) is a 1987 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Mireille Dansereau and based on the novel with the same name by Marie-Claire Blais. The film stars Angèle Coutu as Florence, a woman who moves into a seedy hotel in downtown Montreal after her husband leaves her, befriending the hotel's owner Gloria (Béatrice Picard) and her deaf son Mike (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge). The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival. In his 2003 book ''A Century of Canadian Cinema'', Gerald Pratley referred to it as "a bleak story to read, and an even bleaker film to watch".Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian. Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor ..., ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother André (film)
''Brother André'' (french: Le Frère André) is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1987. The film centres on the life of André Bessette (Marc Legault), a Roman Catholic lay brother who was widely credited with many miraculous healings, centring in particular on his interaction with his niece Marie-Esther (Sylvie Ferlatte) following a Eucharistic Congress in 1910. The film's cast also includes Jean Coutu, Raymond Cloutier, André Cailloux, Michel Cailloux, René Caron, Guy Provost, Guy Thauvette, Linda Sorgini and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge. The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ronald Fauteux), Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis) and Best Sound Editing (Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron and Antoine Morin).Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". ''The Globe and Mail ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Thing (film)
''Wild Thing'' is a 1987 film directed by Max Reid and starring Robert Knepper and Kathleen Quinlan. The screenplay was by John Sayles and the story by Larry Stamper. The film was distributed by the Atlantic Entertainment Group. Plot When his parents are killed in a botched drug deal, a young boy is taken in by a bag lady who teaches him about the Blue Coats (Cops) and White Coats (Doctors). After her death, he becomes an urban Tarzan defending innocents in a large city. He soon becomes an urban legend and champion of street justice, espousing a 1960s philosophy and coming to the aid of the helpless and oppressed. Jane (Kathleen Quinlan) is the concerned social worker who falls for the hero. Armed with a bow and arrow and makeshift equipment such as a grappling hook made from an old umbrella, he and his cat sidekick set out to avenge his parents death when he finds the drug dealer that killed them. The song '' Wild Thing'' by the rock band The Troggs is played as a sort of them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dame In Colour
''The Dame in Colour'' (french: La Dame en couleurs) is a 1985 Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot ''La Dame en couleurs'' is set in an insane asylum administered by nuns. Into this harsh place is dumped a truckload of children who soon find an entrance to a long-forgotten underground passage beneath the hospital. There, free from the strict control of the nuns, the children can let their imaginations run free, creating a mystical world of primitive mysteries and cult-like rites. Cast * Paule Baillargeon as Sister Gertrude * Ginette Boivin as Soeur Ste-Anne * Lisette Dufour as Françoise * Ariane Frédérique as Gisele * Charlotte Laurier as Agnes Laberge * Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Ti-Cul * Jean-François Lesage as Ti-Loup * Gregory Lussier as Denis Tremblay * François Méthé as Sebastien * Gilles Renaud * Mario Spenard is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alley Cat (1985 Film)
''The Alley Cat'' (french: Le Matou) is a 1985 Canadian/ French French-language drama film based on the novel of the same name by Yves Beauchemin. Plot Florent (Dupire) and his wife Elise (Spaziani) always had one dream: to own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky (Carmet), their dream becomes a reality, but only to quickly turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they have been tricked by him and lose everything. Production Restaurant scenes were set in and shot at La Binerie Mont-Royal. Recognition * 1986 ** Genie Award for Best Music Score - Won - François Dompierre ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Nominated - Jean Beaudin ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Nominated - Serge Viau, Paul Dion ** Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Nominated - Justine Héroux ** Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominated - Serge Dupire ** Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Years Of Dreams And Revolt
''The Years of Dreams and Revolt'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1984. A sequel to his 1975 film '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', the film revisits the story of Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte) in the 1960s, from the time of his wedding to Claudette (Anne-Marie Provencher) in 1963 through to the time of the October Crisis in 1970. The cast also includes Monique Mercure, Carmen Tremblay and Amulette Garneau, all reprising their roles as his aunts, as well as John Wildman, Roger Lebel, Lothaire Bluteau, Jean-Guy Bouchard and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival. Vianney Gauthier received a Genie Award nomination for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985.Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 nominations". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trauma (Canadian TV Series)
''Trauma'' is a Canadian French language television medical drama series, which premiered January 5, 2010 – April 2, 2014 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. The series is set in the trauma unit of the fictional Hôpital Saint-Arsène in Montreal, Quebec. Cast * Isabel Richer : Julie Lemieux * Gilbert Sicotte : Antoine Légaré * Jean-François Pichette : Mathieu Darveau * James Hyndman : Pierre Meilleur * Christian Bégin : David Roche * Pascale Montpetit : Diane Hevey * Stéphane Demers : Julien Léveillée * Laurence Leboeuf : Sophie Léveillée * Yan England : Étienne Labrie * Catherine De Léan : Caroline Lemelin * Maxime Le Flaguais : Éric Lanoue * Isabelle Blais : Véronique Bilodeau * Madeleine Péloquin : Martine Laliberté * Cristina Rosato : Amaro Giulia * Alice Morel-Michaud : Julie Lemieux (as child in flashbacks) Music For each season, all soundtrack music for the series has been provided by a noted pop singer from Quebec, who has recorded cover versions of famous pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi 0-22
''Taxi 0-22'' is a popular Canadian television comedy series, which airs on TVA, a Quebec-based French language network in Canada. The series stars Patrick Huard as Montreal cab driver Rogatien Dubois Jr. The first season is predominantly set inside Dubois's dark blue taxi, a Ford Crown Victoria, and the comedy unfolds through his interactions – usually opinionated and deeply held – with the guest stars and other passengers who ride in his cab. Season two expanded the show's narrative to focus more on stories and characters outside of his taxi. Dubois speaks a thickly accented and rapidly delivered Quebec slang. The first season of the show commenced broadcast in February 2007, the second in January 2008, and the third season began airing in January 2009. It is broadcast at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday nights. It has been reported that more than one million viewers watch the show every week. The TVA network has ordered season four to be produced, based on the success of the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |