Laurent Gagliardi (born October 18, 1948, in

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) is a

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screenwriter and film director. He is most noted as cowriter with

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and Michel Langlois of the screenplay for '' The Savage Woman (La Demoiselle sauvage)'', for which the trio received a

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nomination for

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at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991,Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies; Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". ''

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'', October 10, 1991. and as the director of the films '' The Night of the Visitor (La Nuit du visiteur)'', which was a Genie nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film in the same year, and '' When Love Is Gay (Quand l'amour est gai)'', the first documentary film on

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ever released by the French division of the

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.Bruce DeMara, "Funny, serious looks at gay life". ''

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'', November 6, 1995.

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