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François Protat
François Protat (1945 – January 18, 2019) was a Canadians, Canadian cinematographer, who won the Genie Award for Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Cinematography at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for ''Joshua Then and Now (film), Joshua Then and Now''.Wyndham Wise, ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''. University of Toronto Press, 2001. . Born in France, he emigrated to Canada in 1969 after studying at the École de photographie de la rue de Vaugirard. He was also a Genie Award nominee at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981 for ''Fantastica (1980 film), Fantastica'', at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for ''The Crime of Ovide Plouffe'', and at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for ''Kabloonak''."Genie Award nominations". ''Toronto Star'', October 20, 1994. He was married to Marie-Angèle Breitner, a hairstylist and make-up artist who also worked in film. His death was reported on January 22, 2019. Selected filmography *''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hot Touch
''The Hot Touch'' (also credited as ''Hot Touch'') is a 1981 Canadian crime comedy film directed by Roger Vadim. This caper film is set in the world of art forgery. An accomplished art forger and a businessman have for many years been successful in a company which authenticates paintings before they are auctioned. They are discovered by an art dealer and blackmailed into forging paintings which disappeared in the Second World War. Procedural detail around the act of forgery is exploited for high-rolling glamour. ''The Hot Touch'' was the final film appearance of veteran Academy Award-winning actor Melvyn Douglas. Cast *Wayne Rogers as Danny Fairchild *Marie-France Pisier as Dr. Simpson *Lloyd Bochner as Severo *Samantha Eggar as Samantha O'Brien *Patrick Macnee as Vincent Reyblack *Melvyn Douglas as Max Reich References External links * * 1981 films Films directed by Roger Vadim Films about art forgery Canadian crime comedy films French-language Canadian films 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulips (film)
''Tulips'' is a 1981 Canadian-American comedy-drama film starring Gabe Kaplan and Bernadette Peters. The director was officially credited as "Stan Ferris", but the film was actually directed by Rex Bromfield, Mark Warren and Al Waxman. Plot Leland Irving (Gabe Kaplan) is depressed and lonely. He survives suicide attempts, and hires a professional hit man, Maurice Avocado (Henry Gibson) to kill him; Avocado will use the code word "Tulips" when the time is at hand. While awaiting his fate, Leland comes across a woman—Rutanya Wallace (Bernadette Peters)—who is attempting suicide, and saves her. Rutanya is suffering from being rejected by a lover, but is charmingly unconventional and outgoing, the opposite of Leland's introvert. Their lives become intertwined, and although wary and battling initially, they fall in love and marry. However, now that they have found each other, they must call off the hit by Avocado, and complications arise. When Avocado will not agree to calling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak High (film)
''Heartbreak High'', also known as ''The Kinky Coaches And The Pom Pom Pussycats'', is a 1981 American and Canadian comedy film directed by Mark Warren. The music was composed by Richard Cooper. The film stars John Vernon, Norman Fell, Robert Forster, Thom Haverstock, Terry Swiednicki and Keith Brown in the lead roles. Cast * John Vernon * Norman Fell * Robert Forster * Thom Haverstock * Terry Swiednicki * Keith Brown * Christine Cattell * Lisa Schwartz * Paul Backewich * Anthony Sherwood Anthony Sherwood (born 1949) is a Canadian actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been active in film, television, and theatre productions since his film debut in 1979. On television he is known for his role as Jason Locke on season four of ''Airwo ... * Matt Birman * Katherine Trowell References External links * 1981 films American comedy films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films 1981 comedy films Films shot in Montreal 1980s English-language films 1980s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plouffe Family (film)
''The Plouffe Family'' () is a 1981 Canadian drama film, based on Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during World War II. ''Films du Québec'', March 9, 2009. The film was Canada's submission to the in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award. Production Roger Lemelin was paid $250,000 to write the script. The film was shot from 19 August to 5 December 1980, on a budget of $4.8 million () with $25 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak (1979 Film)
''Heartbreak'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Mireille Dansereau and released in 1979."Films look at slices of two kinds of life". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 13, 1979. The film stars Louise Marleau as Céline, a woman navigating complicated relationships with her husband Michel (Michel Mondie) and her mother Françoise ( Françoise Faucher). The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, where Marleau won the award for Best Actress. The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, for Best Actress (Marleau), Best Screenplay (Dansereau) and Best Editing (Marcel Pothier)."Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...'', February 8, 1980. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bye, See You Monday
''Bye, See You Monday'' () is a 1979 French-Canadian drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot A French film based on a Canadian novel (by Roger Fournier) about two Montreal women (Carole Laure and Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films inclu ...) in their late twenties who share an apartment and are involved in separate love affairs with married men. Their few pleasures are diminished by the disappointments they must suffer in these unequal relationships. Cast References External links * 1979 films 1979 drama films Canadian drama films French drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Dugowson Films scored by Lewis Furey French-language Canadian films 1970s Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocolate Eclair (film)
''Chocolate Eclair'' () is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Jean-Claude Lord and released in 1979."Eclair au chocolat – Film de Jean-Claude Lord" ''Films du Québec'', January 15, 2009. The film centres on Pierre (Jean Belzil-Gascon), a young boy struggling to accept that his single mother Marie-Louise () has begun a new relationship after the death of his father. What he does not know is that his mother has lied to protect him: his real father is not dead, but in fact he is the offspring of Marie-Louise having been |
Tomorrow Never Comes
''Tomorrow Never Comes'' (also known as ''Tomorrow Never Comes ... A Story of Today'') is a 1978 British-Canadian crime film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Oliver Reed and Susan George. It was written by Sydney Banks, David Pursall and Jack Seddon. Plot Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. As they fight over this development, tensions between Frank and Janie escalate out of control until he is holding her hostage in a standoff with the police. As the negotiators try to talk Frank into giving himself up, the desperate man feels himself being pushed further and further into a corner. Cast *Oliver Reed as Jim Wilson * Susan George as Janie * Raymond Burr as Burke * John Ireland as Captain * Stephen McHattie as Frank *Donald Pleasence as Dr. Todd * Paul Koslo as Willy *Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang (1978 Film)
''Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang'' is a 1978 film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's children's novel by the same name. He was a father of five children, with the youngest, Jacob, inspiring his character Jacob Two-Two. The main character is Jacob Two-Two, a young boy who has a habit of repeating himself in order to be heard by those around him."Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang." Canuxploitation. Accessed March 17, 2018. http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/jacob.html. Significance Although the original novel began "as a tale told to his youngest son", it is now considered to be a Canadian classic, and inspired future film and television adaptions. A 1999 adaptation of the source material and the popular television series ''Jacob Two-Two'', which aired from 2003 to 2006, followed. Synopsis This humorous children's story recounts the adventure of a young boy who strives to be heard. As '' Toronto Globe and Mail'' writer James Bradshaw writes, Jacob Two-Two is "two plus two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angel And The Woman
''The Angel and the Woman'' () is a 1977 Canadian fantasy romance film written and directed by Gilles Carle and starring Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, and Stephen Lack. The film follows a woman who, after being brutally shot, dies in the snow and is resurrected by an angel who falls in love with her and eventually teaches her how to incinerate objects with her mind. The film is shot entirely in black-and-white and attracted some controversy due to its explicit unsimulated sex scenes between the two leads. Cast Production This film contains non-simulated sexual acts (vaginal penetration, fellatio and ejaculation) between the two main actors, Carole Laure and Lewis Furey. It is a fact that at the beginning of filming Laure was director Gilles Carle's girlfriend. In Carle's intentions, the sex act between Laure and Furey was supposed to remain a one-off, but in fact the two actors fell in love during filming, moved in together and later married. See also * List of films about angels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
