Luc Dionne is a Canadian screenwriter and director born in Quebec in 1960. Luc's work is largely directed towards the French-speaking market. However, many within the industry accredit Dionne's successful ''
Omerta'' series as being an inspiration for
David Chase
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's hit series ''
The Sopranos
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''.
[Nov. 10, 2000, CBC, 'Omerta' huge ratings success in Quebec, http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/02/20/omerta990220.html] Another notable television series produced by Dionne is District 31 since 2016.
Dionne's adaptation of ''
Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)'' won the 2005
Genie
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– are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian religious systems and later in Islamic myt ...
for best screenplay. He was nominated for the same award in 2006 for ''
Aurore''.
Biography
Filmography
As director
* 2005 — ''
Aurore''
* 2010 — ''
The Child Prodigy
''The Child Prodigy'' (french: L'Enfant prodige) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Luc Dionne and released in 2010. A biographical drama about classical pianist André Mathieu, the film stars Guillaume Lebon as Mathieu in childhood and Patr ...
(L'enfant prodige)''
* 2012 — ''
Omertà
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''
As screenwriter
* 1996 — ''Omerta 1, The Code of Silence'' (''"Omertà I - The Code of Silence"'') (TV series)
* 1997 — ''Omerta 2, The Code of Silence'' (''"Omertà II - The Code of Silence"'') (TV mini-series)
* 1999 — ''Omerta 3, The Last Men of Honor'' (''"Omertà III - The Last Men of Honor'') (TV series)
* 2000 — ''Tag, Season I'' (TV series)
* 2002 — ''The Last Chapter I (The Last Chapter)'' (TV mini-series)
* 2002 — ''Bunker, le Cirque'' (TV series))
* 2003 — ''The Last Chapter II: The War Continues (Le Dernier Chapitre II, la Guerre Continue)'' (TV mini-series)
* 2004 — ''
Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)''
* 2005 — ''Aurore''
* 2010 — ''The Child Prodigy''
References
External links
*
The Last Chapter, http://www.bfsent.com/lastchapter/bios/dionne.htm#
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1960 births
Canadian screenwriters in French
Film directors from Quebec
Living people
Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners