Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of ...
) is a Canadian film director, actor and screenwriter from
Quebec
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.Bill Brownstein, "Tenth film in Demers's Tales offers rock-solid family fare". ''
Montreal Gazette
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'', July 7, 1990. He is most noted as co-director with
François Bouvier
François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec."A paradoxical people put on quite the show". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 15, 1985.
His credits have included the films '' Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', ''Un ...
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
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at the
58th Academy Awards
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, and the 1989 film ''
Unfaithful Mornings
''Unfaithful Mornings'' (french: Les matins infidèles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and Jean Beaudry and released in 1989.Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the
11th Genie Awards
The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released in 1989.
For this year, CTV had negotiated to serve as broadcaster and the academy formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, ACCTV Productions, to independe ...
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
Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.
Biography
Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine ''Objectif''. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a ca ...
's 1989 film ''
Lessons on Life
''Lessons on Life'' (french: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989.Charles-Henri Ramond"Trois pommes à côté du sommeil – Film de Jacques Leduc" ''Films du Québec'', March ...
(Trois pommes à côté du sommeil)'', but concentrated on filmmaking thereafter and did not have another acting role until ''
La Bolduc
Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc, born Travers, (June 4, 1894 – February 20, 1941) was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s, she was known as the ...
'' in 2018.
Following ''Unfaithful Mornings'' he directed '' The Case of the Witch Who Wasn't (Pas de répit pour Mélanie)'', the tenth film in the
Tales for All
''Tales for All'' (french: Contes pour tous) is a series of children and family films produced by the company ''Les Productions la Fête''. These films were also published as books.
List of titles
The films are also referred as ''Tales for All #1 ...
series of children's films. He followed up in 1992 with a second Tales for All film, ''
The Clean Machine
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Plot
Inspector Eddie Riordan is appointed to head a new anti-corruption ...
(Tirelire, combines & Cie)'', and in 1996 with the adult drama film '' A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit)''. He then did not return to film until 2013, when he was contacted by Rock Demers to direct a third Tales for All film, '' The Outlaw League (La Gang des hors-la-loi)'', after
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 M ...
was forced to abandon the project due to ill health.
His most recent film, the documentary ''François Barbeau: créateur de costumes'', was released in 2018.Maxime Demers "Un génie dans l’ombre" '' Le Journal de Montréal'', April 28, 2018.
Unfaithful Mornings
''Unfaithful Mornings'' (french: Les matins infidèles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and Jean Beaudry and released in 1989.The Case of the Witch Who Wasn't (Pas de répit pour Mélanie)'' - 1990
*''
The Clean Machine
''The Clean Machine'' is a 1988 Australian tele movie about police corruption starring Steve Bisley. It was one of four telemovies made by Kennedy Miller around this time.
Plot
Inspector Eddie Riordan is appointed to head a new anti-corruption ...
(Tirelire, combines & Cie)'' - 1992
*'' A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit)'' - 1996
*'' The Outlaw League (La Gang des hors-la-loi)'' - 2013
*''François Barbeau: créateur de costumes'' - 2018