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Jean Beaudin
Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards. He was nominated (but did not win) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986, 1992 and 2003 for his films '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', '' Being at Home with Claude'' and ''The Collector (Le Collectionneur)'', respectively. Actress Domini Blythe (1947–2010) was his partner of more than 20 years.Domini Blythe obituary '' London Independent'', 23 February 201/ref> Early career Jean Beaudin received a diploma from Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal and studied at the School of Design in Zurich. He first joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1964, working initially in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' 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 metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordélia (film)
''Cordélia'' is a 1980 Canadian French language film directed and written by Jean Beaudin.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 48. It is an adapation of the novel ''La lampe dans la fenêtre'' by Pauline Cadieux, itself based on the real-life 1890s murder trial of Cordélia Viau and Samuel Parslow. Plot Set in a village in the 1890s, the film centres on Cordélia Viau ( Louise Portal), a woman who invites men into her home while her husband is away. This action offends the conservative villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral act rather than the crime of murder she may have committed. Cast Critical response Mark Leslie of ''Cinema Canada'' favourably reviewed the film, writing that "Like Beaudin's last feature, '' J.A. Martin photographe'', ''Cordelia'' is also a sumptuous period piece of pastel colours, soft, expressive lighting and glimpses of a visually beautif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunger (TV Series)
''The Hunger'' is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian premium television channel The Movie Network. It was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the United States, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison. Episodes Season 1 (1997–1998) Season 2 (1999–2000) Home releases Region 1 Entertainment One released both seasons on DVD in the US in 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Minute
''The Heritage Minutes'' is a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. The ''Minutes'' integrate Canadian history, folklore and myths into dramatic storylines. Like the Canada Vignettes of the 1970s, the ''Minutes'' themselves have become a part of Canadian culture and been the subject of academic studies as well as parody. The ''Minutes'' were first introduced on March 31, 1991, as part of a one-off history quiz show hosted by Wayne Rostad. Originally distributed to schools, they appeared frequently on Canadian television and in cinemas before feature films, and were later available online and on DVD. "Radio minutes" have also been made. From 1991 to 1995 fifty episodes were released. In 2012, new ''Minutes'' were produced in the lead-up to Canada's sesquicentennial (150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation) in 2017; these included themes in Canadian history, such as the Canadian Indian residential school system. Backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Filles De Caleb
''Les Filles de Caleb'' is a Quebec TV series of 20 one-hour episodes, created by Jean Beaudin, based on the eponymous novel of Arlette Cousture,W.H. New. A History of Canadian Literature'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 6 August 2003. . p. 344–.Adamson, Judith ''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. Jan 09, 1993 F.14 broadcast in 1990 on Radio-CanadaElspeth Probyn. Outside Belongings'. Routledge; 22 December 2015. . p. 159–. and repeated in 2006 on Prise 2.Sharing the Blessings'. Médiaspaul; 1996. . p. 111–.David L. Pike. Canadian Cinema Since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World'. University of Toronto Press; 6 December 2012. . p. 162–. An English-language version was also produced and broadcast in English Canada on CBC Television under the name ''Emilie.'' Plot The series is set in the rural Mauricie region in the Province of Quebec at the end of the 19th century and through the beginning of the 20th century. Émilie, daughter of Caleb Bordeleau, decides to pursue her educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Royal (TV Series)
''Mount Royal'' was a Canadian prime time television soap opera that aired on CTV. It premiered January 3, 1988 with a two-hour episode. The series starred Patrick Bauchau and Domini Blythe. It is said to be Canada's answer to the American soap opera ''Dynasty''. Setting The series was set in an upscale Montreal neighbourhood. It followed the Valeur family. Andre Valeur his wife Katherine and their three children Danielle, Stefanie and Rob. The Valeur family not only had a home in Montreal but also in Paris and they spent much time there during the show's short run. Production The series was produced by CTV, Alliance Communications and the French production company Société Française de Production. It was filmed in both Montreal and Paris and at the time was one of the most expensive Canadian television productions, with a budget of $17 million. Awards The show won a Gemini Award for best guest star thanks to Martha Henry's performance. It was also nominated for four other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and trained as a camera assistant at the NFB. As a cinematographer, he shot many of the early key films of Claude Jutra (''À tout prendre''), Michel Brault ('' Entre la mer et l’eau douce''), Gilles Carle ('' La vie heureuse de Léopold Z''), Gilles Groulx ('' Le Chat dans le sac'') and Don Owen (''Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail'', '' The Ernie Game''). He turned to directing in 1965 with '' 60 Cycles'', about a long-distance bike race on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River, which has been described as a virtual encyclopedia of camera techniques. It won 22 international awards and was nominated for a BAFTA. He left the NFB in 1967 to set-up his own production company, although he continued to freelance with the Board. Throughout his len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Dufaux
Georges Dufaux (; March 17, 1927 in Lille, France – November 8, 2008 in Switzerland) was a Canadian documentary film director and cinematographer. Biography After graduating in 1953 from the École nationale de photographie et de cinématographie on the rue de Vaugirard, in Paris, Dufaux worked at a film laboratory in Brazil for three years. He came to Canada in 1956 and joined the NFB as an assistant cameraman, first working on the series ''Candid Eye''. Dufaux eventually progressed to cinematographer and was responsible for the photography of many important Canadian films such as ''Les Brûlés'' (1959), '' Astataïon ou Le festin des morts'' (1965), '' YUL 871'' (1966), ''Isabel'' (1968), ''Fortune and Men's Eyes'' (1971), '' Taureau'' (1973), ''Les beaux souvenirs'' (1981), and ''An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)'' (1990). He was also the cinematographer on several of Léa Pool's films. Dufaux also worked as director on several short films throughout the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Carrière
Marcel Carrière (born April 16, 1935) is a Canadian film director and sound engineer. Biography Marcel Carrière joined the NFB in 1955 after studying electronic engineering and developed his skills as a sound engineer while working on wildlife films, the '' Candid Eye'' series and the work of the newly formed French Unit. On '' Les raquetteurs'' (1958), his love of experimenting led him to devise a way to record synchronized sound before it was technically possible for sound to be synched with the camera. This flexibility and resourcefulness lead him to doing sound engineering for the landmark documentary film ''Pour la suite du monde'' (1963) in which the sound was a pivotal element. He went on to participate on the sound in more than one hundred productions at the NFB. Carrière first began to dabble in directing on several shorts with other directors. His first solo effort was ''Villeneuve, peintre-barbier'' (1964) but it was the documentary short ''Avec tambours et trompe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games Of The XXI Olympiad (film)
''Games of the XXI Olympiad'' (french: Jeux de la XXIème olympiade) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean Beaudin, Marcel Carrière, Georges Dufaux and Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1977. The film compiles highlights of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.Martin Malina"Olympic film premieres here" ''Montreal Star'', April 22, 1977. The film's 168-member crew shot 100 kilometres of film. The film had a budget of $1.37 million () with $470,000 () coming from the NFB. The film premiered at the National Film Board theatre in Montreal on April 21, 1977, before receiving a television broadcast on May 29 on both CBC Television in English and Télévision de Radio-Canada in French. The film received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 28th Canadian Film Awards The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertige (1969 Film)
''Vertige'' is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1969. An examination of youth culture in the era, the film uses psychedelic techniques to depict young people hedonistically seeking escape in sexual activity and drug use.Lee Thomas-Mason"Jean Beaudin’s trippy ’60s film soundtracked by The Beatles song ‘I Am The Walrus’" ''Far Out Magazine'', July 3, 2019. The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Film Over 30 Minutes at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, and Serge Garant received a special award for the film's score.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 85-87. In 2012, experimental filmmaker Marc Campbell released a recut of ''Vertige'', replacing Garant's original soundtrack with a radically slowed down version of The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus". References External links * *Watc''Vertige''at the National Film Board of Canada The Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without Her (2006 Film)
''Without Her'' (french: Sans elle) is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 2006."Sans elle – Film de Jean Beaudin" ''Films du Québec'', June 23, 2009. The film stars as Camille, a woman returning home to for the first time since leaving for after the disappearance of her mother. The film's cast also includes |
