Louise Archambault is a

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and

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.Adam Nayman
"Louise Archambault"
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'', August 20, 2014. She is best known for her films '' Familia'', which won the

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in 2005, and '' Gabrielle'', which won the

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for

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in 2014. She has directed numerous short films, including ''

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'', ''Lock'', ''Petite Mort'' and ''

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''. Her film ''Gabrielle'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the

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, and won two Canadian Screen Awards at the

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for star Gabrielle Marion-Rivard. Her third feature film ''

And the Birds Rained Down ''And the Birds Rained Down'' (french: Il pleuvait des oiseaux) is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. An adaptation of the novel by Jocelyne Saucier, the film centres on a group of senior citizens living off-the-grid in a ...

'', an adaptation of

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's novel ''Il pleuvait des oiseaux'', was released in 2019. Her fourth film, '' Thanks for Everything (Merci pour tout)'', followed later the same year. She is a graduate of

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(BFA 93, MFA 00).

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