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Jean Beaudry
Jean Beaudry (born 1947 in Trois-Rivières) is a Canadian film director, actor and screenwriter from Quebec.Bill Brownstein, "Tenth film in Demers's Tales offers rock-solid family fare". ''Montreal Gazette'', July 7, 1990. He is most noted as co-director with François Bouvier of the 1984 film '' Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', which was selected as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 58th Academy Awards, and the 1989 film ''Unfaithful Mornings (Les Matins infidèles)'', for which the duo received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. His first role as an actor was in Michel Audy's 1975 film '' The House That Hides the Town (La maison qui empêche de voir la ville)''. He subsequently acted in both ''Jacques and November'' and ''Unfaithful Mornings'', and had a small supporting role in Jacques Leduc's 1989 film ''Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil)'', but concentra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour, Quebec, Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608. The city's name, which is French for 'three rivers', is named for the fact the Saint-Maurice River has three mouths at the Saint Lawrence River; it is divided by two islands in the river. Historically, in English this city was once known as Three Rivers. Since the late 20th century, when there has been more recognition of Quebec a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bolduc (film)
''La Bolduc'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2018. A biopic of Quebec folk singer La Bolduc, the film stars Debbie Lynch-White in the title role. The film also stars Émile Proulx-Cloutier as Bolduc's husband Édouard, Bianca Gervais as her friend Juliette Newton and Mylène Mackay as activist and politician Thérèse Casgrain, as well as Yan England, Serge Postigo, Germain Houde, Jean Beaudry and Paul Doucet Paul Doucet (born 1970) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Jean Duceppe in ''Jean Duceppe''. Early life Doucet was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. He studied drama at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Career His most .... The film premiered at the Festival du film de l'Outaouais on March 23, 2018, before going into general release across Quebec on April 6. It topped the provincial box office in its opening weekend, and finished 2018 as the year's second highest grossing Canadian film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Journal De Montréal
''Le Journal de Montréal'' is a daily French-language tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Quebec and is also the largest French-language daily newspaper in North America. Established by Pierre Péladeau in 1964, it is owned by Quebecor Media, and is hence a sister publication of TVA flagship CFTM-DT. It is also Canada's largest tabloid newspaper. Its head office is located on 4545 Frontenac Street in Montreal. ''Le Journal de Montréal'' covers mostly local and provincial news, as well as sports, arts and justice. It is known for its sensationalist news, and its columnists who are often public figures. Since 2013 the newspaper also has an investigation desk that published several major news about Quebec's politics, businesses, crime and national security. It is the only Montreal newspaper that prints on Sundays since '' La Presse'' and ''The Gazette'' dropped their Sunday editions (La Presse has had an ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Presse (Canadian Newspaper)
, founded in 1884, is a French-language digital newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by an independent nonprofit trust. ' was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edition was discontinued in 2009, and the weekday edition in 2016. The weekend Saturday printed edition was discontinued on 31 December 2017, turning ' into an entirely digital newspaper. Audience and sections ' is published on its website, .ca, and its mobile app, . The newspaper targets an educated, middle-class readership. Its main competitors are two Montreal print dailies, the tabloid-format ', which aims at a more populist audience, and the more left-leaning broadsheet . ' comprises several sections, dealing individually with arts, sports, business and economy and other themes. Its Saturday print edition (now discontinued) contained over 10 sections. The newspaper's archives from 2000 to 2019 are available on its website. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Melançon
André Melançon (February 18, 1942 - August 23, 2016) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for directing and writing several installments in the Tales for All series of children's films. Career The versatile André Mélançon – director, writer and actor – set out to become a youth guidance counsellor before he veered into film. His background in psychology and education helped orient his filmmaking toward films about, with, and for children. His first film was on Quebec separatist Charles Gagnon, then at the request of producer Jean Dansereau he directed a trio of short films for children in the early 1970s that confirmed the direction of his career. He turned to acting and won a Canadian Film Award for his performance in '' Bound for Glory (Partis pour la gloire)''. In the 1980s he directed ''The Dog Who Stopped the War'', which won the Golden Reel Award, and ''Bach et bottine'', and wrote, with Jacques Bobet, ''Tadpole and the Whale'' also a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outlaw League
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Demers
Rock Demers, (December 11, 1933August 17, 2021) was a Canadian film producer. He was the founder of the film company ''Les Productions la Fête'' and produced the '' Tales for All'' film series for children. Early life Demers was born in Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Quebec, on December 11, 1933. He was raised in rural Quebec, and described his childhood as "very poor, but very happy". He initially studied to become a teacher, before obtaining a diploma in audio-visual technology at the École Normale de St. Cloud in Paris. He then travelled around Europe and Asia for two years, during which he became acquainted with Vojta Jasny, Břetislav Pojar, and Krzysztof Zanussi. Career After returning to Canada, Demers started his career in the film industry. He began with film distribution in 1960, before becoming manager of the Montreal World Film Festival two years later, serving in that capacity until 1967. He co-established the Cinémathèque québécoise in 1963 and started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cry In The Night (1996 Film)
''A Cry in the Night'' (french: Le Cri de la nuit) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Beaudry and released in 1996.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 52. The film stars Pierre Curzi as Pierre, a night watchman at a college who indulges his passion for amateur astronomy on the building's roof; one night his routine is disturbed by the appearance of Nathaël (Félix-Antoine Leroux), a young man who is videotaping a farewell letter to his ex-girlfriend, and Hélène (Louise Richer), Pierre's own girlfriend who breaks up with him after revealing that she is pregnant. The film's cast also includes Jocelyn Bérubé and Sabine Karsenti. Éric Cayla received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997.Christopher Harris, "Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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