Sylvain Archambault
Sylvain Archambault (born March 6, 1963) is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec. He is most noted as director of the feature film '' Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché, entre ciel et terre)'', which was the winner of the Billet d'or as the top-grossing Quebec film of the year at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011. He also directed the films ''The Canadiens, Forever (Pour toujours, les Canadiens)'', ''French Kiss'', and '' La Garde'',Charles-Henri Ramond"Garde, La – Film de Sylvain Archambault" ''Films du Québec'', March 25, 2014. and episodes of the television series ''Le Négociateur'', ''Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire'', ''Mensonges'' and ''Les Pays d'en haut ''Les Pays d'en haut'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé from 2016 to 2021. The second television adaptation of Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel ''Un Homme et son péché'' following the long-running ' ...''. References External links * 1963 births C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Le Devoir
''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec (and one of the few in Canada) in a market dominated by the media conglomerate Quebecor (including '' Le Journal de Montréal''). Historically ''Le Devoir'' was considered Canada's francophone newspaper of record, although in the 21st century it has been challenged for that title by the increased status of competitor '' La Presse''. History Henri Bourassa, a young Liberal Party MP from Montreal, rose to national prominence in 1899 when he resigned his seat in Parliament in protest at the Liberal government's decision to send troops to support the British in the South African War of 1899–1902. Bourassa was opposed to all Canadian participation in British wars and would go on to become a key figure in fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Landing Of A Man
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be 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 nouns 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 the archaic pron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prix Iris Public Prize
The Public Prize (french: Prix Public is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its annual Prix Iris, to honour the most popular film of the year among film audiences in Quebec. First presented in 1999 as part of the Prix Jutra, the award was known as the Billet d'or ("Golden Ticket"), and was presented to the film that had been the most successful at the box office. When the awards program was relaunched as the Prix Iris, the ''Billet d'or'' was relaunched as the Prix Public, which now sees the five top-grossing films of the year submitted to a public vote to award the film that was most liked by audiences. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and its effects on film distribution in 2020, the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 did not limit the award to only the five top-grossing films of the year, but allowed the public to vote for their favourite among all 16 Quebec films that had received any commercial screenings at all in the previous year. Ten days aft ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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13th Jutra Awards
The 13th Jutra Awards were held on March 13, 2011 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2010. Nominations were announced on February 9.Marc Cassivi"Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé" '' La Presse'', February 9, 2011. The ceremony was dominated by Denis Villeneuve's ''Incendies'' which received eleven nominations in ten categories. It swept the awards by winning nine trophies, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Lubna Azabal. The only award it lost was Most Successful Film Outside Quebec, which was won by Xavier Dolan's '' Heartbeats (Les amours imaginaires)''. '' Barney's Version'' was the only other film to take home multiple awards, winning Best Makeup and Best Hair. Daniel Grou directed two films that received multiple nominations: ''7 Days (Les sept jours du talion)'' was nominated for six awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Martin Dubreuil, while '' 10½'' received four ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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The Canadiens, Forever
''The Canadiens, Forever'' (french: Pour toujours, les Canadiens!) is a 2009 Quebec long-feature film, about the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations written by Jacques Savoie and directed by Sylvain Archambault. The film was launched in theaters on 4 December 2009, the anniversary day of establishment of the Montreal Canadiens enterprise. Synopsis At 17, William Lanctôt-Couture (played by Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu), an ice hockey star player passes through rough times and a depression prior to Christmas. He is unmotivated and lacks purpose and his coach criticizes him for his lack of team spirit. Meanwhile, the troubled player's father Benoît (Christian Bégin) is preoccupied with completing a documentary film about the Montreal Canadiens to the detriment of his family obligations and to the detriment of his player son. His mother Michelle (Céline Bonnier), a nurse, is deeply affected by one of her young patients, Daniel Delage (Antoine L'Écuyer) who at just 10 is await ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French Kiss (2011 Film)
''French Kiss'' is a 2011 French-language Canadian romantic comedy directed by Sylvain Archambault. Plot Frédérik (Claude Legault) is a businessman prone to flirting. Meeting Juliette ( Céline Bonnier), a lonely librarian, he tries the old pick-up line A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging a person for romance or dating. As overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit of their speakers to their target ...: "Haven't we met somewhere before?" To his surprise, Juliet mistakes him a former colleague named Robert. Frédérik has trapped himself and plays along pretending to be Robert.André Duchesne"French Kiss: l'amour en période de quarantaine" '' La Presse'', March 5, 2011. References External links * 2011 films 2011 romantic comedy films Canadian romantic comedy films Films directed by Sylvain Archambault French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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La Garde (film)
''La Garde'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sylvain Archambault and released in 2014. The film stars Paul Doucet as Luc Bissailon, a father who abducts his son Samuel {Antoine L'Écuyer) after losing custody in his separation from ex-wife Sylvie ( Sandrine Bisson). He takes Samuel to a wilderness location on a hunting trip, only for Samuel to be forced to walk back to town to seek medical help after an accident with the gun results in Luc getting shot. The film opened in theatres on April 4, 2014. Danielle Huard received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 17th Jutra Awards The 17th Jutra Awards were held on March 15, 2015 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2014. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Les Pays D'en Haut
''Les Pays d'en haut'' is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé from 2016 to 2021. The second television adaptation of Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel ''Un Homme et son péché'' following the long-running ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut'' in the 1950s and 1960s, the series is a historical drama set in the Laurentides region of Quebec in the 1880s.Manon Dumais"Les pays d’en haut sans les belles histoires" ''Le Devoir'', December 18, 2015. The series centres on Séraphin Poudrier (Vincent Leclerc), the mayor of the village of Sainte-Adèle, and his wife Donalda Laloge (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse); Donalda, who was married off to Séraphin as payment for a family debt but does not love him, is also having an affair with Alexis Labranche (Maxime Le Flaguais). Antoine Labelle (Antoine Bertrand), the Roman Catholic priest who led the settlement of the Laurentians, is also a principal character. As in the original series, it delves into the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |