André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to

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n magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, even Rabelaisian, portraits of people on the fringe of society, especially in ''Bar Salon'', ''Au clair de la lune'', ''Une Historie inventée'', ''Le Vent du Wyoming'' and ''The Countess of Baton Rouge'', blend observations of minutia of everyday life with elements of fantasy and imaginary. He became interested in film while still at college, won a

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contest with his first 8-mm film, and in 1966 financed and produced his first 16-mm film.

Filmography

* 1966: ''La mort vue par...'' * 1967: ''Chroniques Labradoriennes'' * 1971: '' The Return of the Immaculate Conception (Le Retour de l'immaculé conception)'' * 1974: ''Night Cap'' * 1974: '' Bar Salon'' * 1976: ''

A Pacemaker and a Sidecar ''A Pacemaker and a Sidecar'' (french: L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette, lit. "Hot Water, Cold Water") is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by André Forcier and released in 1976.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. ...

(L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette)'' * 1983: ''

Au clair de la lune "" (, ) is a French folk song of the 18th century. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. Its simple melody () is commonly taught to beginners learning an instrument. Lyrics The song appears as early as 1820 i''Le Voiture Verseés'' with only ...

'' * 1988: ''

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'' * 1990: ''

An Imaginary Tale ''An Imaginary Tale'' (french: Une histoire inventée) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a ...

(Une histoire inventée)'' * 1994: ''

The Wind from Wyoming ''The Wind from Wyoming'' (french: Le Vent du Wyoming) is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by André Forcier and released in 1994. The film centres on a dysfunctional family whose efforts at finding and keeping love become tangled up with a ...

(Le Vent du Wyoming)'' * 1998: ''

The Countess of Baton Rouge ''The Countess of Baton Rouge'' (french: La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) is a romantic comedy film by Canadian director André Forcier, released in 1997. Synopsis The story begins in a contemporary Montreal theatre where a projectionist describes ...

(La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)'' * 2004: ''

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'' * 2005: '' The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)'' * 2009: ''

Je me souviens () is the official motto of Quebec, and translated literally into English means: "I remember." The exact meaning of this short sentence is subject to several interpretations, though all relate to the History of Quebec, history of the Quebec peo ...

'' * 2011: ''

Coteau Rouge ''Coteau Rouge'' is a 2011 French-Canadian (Quebec) film written and directed by André Forcier and produced by Les Films du Paria. Synopsis Another offbeat comedy from André Forcier about the Blanchard family, a tightknit group living in Co ...

'' * 2016: ''

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 ...

(Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)'' * 2019: ''

Forgotten Flowers ''Forgotten Flowers'' (french: Les fleurs oubliées) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2019. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Albert Payette, an agronomist who has lived in seclusion making mead since becoming disi ...

(Les fleurs oubliées)''

Awards

Forcier won the Prix André-Guérin in 1990. In 2003, he won the

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for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. In 2010, he received Canada's

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He has received six

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nominations. In the 2018 Prix Iris, he was honoured with the Iris Hommage for 50 years of contributions to the province's film industry.

References

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André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, e ...

in the

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