Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian

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. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the

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, the

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, and nine

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s for the

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productions of ''Lilies'' and ''The Orphan Muses''.

Early life

Born in Saint-Cœur-de-Marie,

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, he studied theatre the

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Career

Bouchard made his professional playwriting debut in 1983 and since then has written more than 25 plays, including ''The Coronation Voyage (Le voyage du Couronnement)'', ''Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le chemin des Passes-dangereuses)'', and ''Written on Water (Les manuscrits du déluge)''. In 1993, Bouchard and his theatre company Les deux mondes were awarded the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the

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. His best-known work, the play ''

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'', was produced as the movie ''

'' by

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; the film won a Genie Award in 1996. Bouchard's play ''The Orphan Muses (Les Muses orphelines)'', was adapted as a film in 2000 by

Robert Favreau Robert Favreau (born July 9, 1948) is a Canadian film director and film editor. His film ''Les muses orphelines'' earned him Genie Award and Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, whic ...

. His play ''The Madonna Painter'' (''Le Peintre des madones'') has been translated into English and in 2010 was being performed in Canadian venues and receiving favorable reviews. It premiered in Toronto at the Factory Theatre, November 19, 2009. Bouchard's play ''Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme)'' premiered at the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui in 2011. The play was adapted as a film in 2013 by

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

. In 2012, Bouchard was made a Knight of the

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. In 2021 he was named the recipient of Quebec's

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for lifetime achievement in literature. His 2019 play ''La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé'' was adapted for television by Xavier Dolan as '' The Night Logan Woke Up''.T'Cha Dunlevy
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'', December 2, 2022.

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