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Pier-Luc Funk
Pier-Luc Funk (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian film and television actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Maxime in the 2018 film ''Genesis (2018 Canadian film), Genesis (Genèse)'', for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards. Funk had his first acting role in childhood, as the protagonist of the 2008 film ''A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr)''. Following that he joined the cast of the teen drama series ''Tactik'', in which he played Samuel Langevin from 2009 to 2013. In 2014 and 2015 he was a cast member in ''SNL Québec'', a Quebec-based adaptation of ''Saturday Night Live''. After the show was cancelled by Télé-Québec in 2015, he joined the cast of the new series ''Le nouveau show''. In the same year he joined the cast of the drama series ''Mémoires vives'' as Jérémie, a sinister character who plotted and carried out a kidnappin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Canada with a population of 422,993 in 2016. Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval. Laval forms its own administrative region in Quebec which constitutes the 13th region of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec as well as a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval. History The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits, who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, Fr ... [...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] |
Flashwood
''Flashwood'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Carl Boucher and released in 2020. Shot over a period of seven years and inspired by Boucher's own childhood in the Montreal suburb of Boisbriand,"Flashwood, un film tissé d’histoires d’amitié" , July 30, 2020. the film centres on a group of teenage friends whose lives and relationships evolve as the years pass. The cast includes |
Matthias & Maxime
''Matthias & Maxime'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Xavier Dolan. It stars Dolan, Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier, Antoine Pilon, Adib Alkhalidey, Anne Dorval, Micheline Bernard, Marilyn Castonguay and Catherine Brunet. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2019. It was released on 9 October 2019 by Les Films Séville. Plot Matthias (Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) and Maxime (Xavier Dolan) are two lifelong friends in their late twenties living in Montreal. The motivated but uptight Matthias is a successful business worker with an attractive and caring girlfriend, Sarah, while the quieter, gentler Maxime is a bartender who spends time taking care of his abusive, alcoholic mother. Matthias is primed for a promotion at his job while Maxime is preparing to move to Australia for work opportunities. The two take a trip to the lakeside cabin of a wealthy friend, Rivette. Rivette's pushy sister, Erika, is a film stu ... [...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] |
Kiss Me Like A Lover
''Kiss Me Like a Lover'' (french: Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by André Forcier and released in 2016. Set in Montreal in the 1940s, the film stars Émile Schneider as Pierre Sauvageau, a young man who wants to register for the military in World War II but must stay home to care for his paraplegic twin sister Berthe (Juliette Gosselin) as their mother (Céline Bonnier) struggles with depression. With the intimacy of care awakening her dormant sexuality, Berthe attempts to seduce Pierre; although Pierre rejects the advance, the memory of the incident goes on to colour his subsequent relationship with Marguerite (Mylène Mackay), his best friend's girlfriend, and Berthe's relationship with Élio ( Tony Nardi), a university professor. The film's cast also includes Antoine Bertrand, Réal Bossé, Roy Dupuis, France Castel, Denys Arcand, Pascale Montpetit, Julien Poulin, Rémy Girard, Christine Beaulieu, Pier-Luc Funk, Geneviève Schmidt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Demons (2015 Film)
''The Demons'' (french: Les Démons) is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Philippe Lesage. Based in part on Lesage's own childhood, the film stars Édouard Tremblay-Grenier as Félix, a ten-year-old boy living with his family in a quiet suburb of Montreal who is prone to excessive worry."'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review" '''', September 30, 2015. As a series of s begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 (film)
''1987'' is a 2014 autobiographic movie of the director Ricardo Trogi starring Jean-Carl Boucher as Ricardo Trogi and Sandrine Bisson as Claudette Trogi. It is the sequel to the movie ''1981'', which came out in 2009. The movie puts emphasis on Trogi's teen years, when he was experiencing family problems and discovering his sexual identity. It also demonstrates the life of second-generation migrants. A third film in the series, ''1991'', was released in 2018. Plot In 1987, 17-year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) is facing the usual teenage problems, such as having a crush on a classmate named Sarah, despite already having a girlfriend named Marie-Josée, and having a car. With his three friends, he spends time going to parties and getting drunk. When they fail to enter a bar after graduation, Ricardo then decides to open a bar for underaged teens. On his first night of work, when he was supposed to have sex with Marie-Josée and lose his virginity, Ricardo breaks a BMW, putti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic And Flo Saw A Bear
''Vic and Flo Saw a Bear'' (french: Vic+Flo ont vu un ours) is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Côté. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film stars Romane Bohringer and Pierrette Robitaille as Vic and Flo, lesbian lovers and former convicts who settle in the countryside of Quebec after Vic is released from prison."Quebec film Vic and Flo Saw a Bear premieres in Berlinale competition" '''', 11 February 2013. |
Rita Baga
Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guevremont (born May 27, 1987), a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec,Hugo Dumas"La future reine québécoise du Nord?" '' La Presse'', August 19, 2020. who is most noted as a top three finalist in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race''.Rebecca Alter"Canada’s Drag Race Season Finale Recap: What’s Her Name?" '' Vulture.com'', September 21, 2020. In 2022, it was announced that Rita Baga would be a judge and the main host on ''Drag Race Belgique'', a Belgian version of the franchise. She also returned to compete in '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' in 2022. In addition to performing as Rita Baga, Guevremont worked as director of programming for Fierté Montréal.André-Constantin Passiour"Une édition canadienne toute spéciale de Drag Superstars" ''Fugues'', August 9, 2020. Education Guevremont is an alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he studied human resources and tourist development.Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipsync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , the same as the word ''sink'', short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals. Audio for lip syncing is generated through the sound reinforcement system in a live performance or via television, computer, cinema speakers, or other forms of audio output. The term can refer to any of a number of different techniques and processes, in the context of live performances and audiovisual recordings. In film production, lip syncing is often part of the post-production phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making animated characters appear to speak both require elaborate lip syncing. Many video games make extensive use of lip-synced sound files to create an immersive environment in which on-screen characters appear to be speaking. In the music industry, lip syncing is used by singers for music videos, television and film appearances and some types of live p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and part of gay culture. People partake in the activity of ''doing drag'' for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They occur at events like LGBT pride parades, carnivals and drag pageants and in venues such as cabarets and nightclubs. Drag queens vary by type, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films and spend a lot of their time in their drag persona, to people who do drag only occasionally. Those who do occasional drag may be from other backgrounds than the LGBT community. There is a long history of folkloric and theatrical crossdressing that involves people of all orientations. Not everyone who does drag at some point in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
