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Gabriel Maillé
Gabriel Maillé (born 20 December 1995) is a Canadian film and television actor who started as a child actor. Maillé appeared in feature films ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' and ''1981'' before appearing in a lead role in ''Wetlands (Marécages)''. Maillé started early with roles in theater and films including in 2004 ''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' by Claude Desrosiers and small roles in ''La Promesse'' in 2003 and ''Temps durs'' and ''Pure Laine'' in 2004. In 2009, he portrayed Jérôme, as Léon's big brother, in ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' by Philippe Falardeau. The same year, he appeared in the latest feature by Ricardo Trogi, ''1981''. His lead role in ''Wetlands (Marécages)'' is his biggest role on the screen as yet. He was also in the television series ''Yamaska'' broadcast on the Quebec television station TVA as Frédérick Harrison for three consecutive seasons. He has also appeared on ''Le Club des doigt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Not Me, I Swear!
''It's Not Me, I Swear!'' () is a Canadian Quebec French-language comedy movie released in Quebec on September 26, 2008. It is directed by Philippe Falardeau and is adapted from Bruno Hébert's novels '' C'est pas moi, je le jure!'' and ''Alice court avec René''.. The film's soundtrack contains original songs composed by Montreal musician Patrick Watson. It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Kingston Canadian Film Festival. Synopsis The story begins with a boy hanging himself in a tree, for fun. Léon is a 10-year-old kid, with a tendency to vandalize, lie, prank, steal or even attempt suicide. He is not necessarily suicidal, but to escape punishments for his other deeds, he uses the suicide trick to get out of blame. When his parents were fighting, he sets fire to the bed, simply to make them stop. The story circulates around the evolving love of Léon, and another girl who lives next door, whose name is Lea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 (film)
''1981'', longer title ''1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur'' (''1981: The Year I Became a Liar''), is a 2009 Canadian-French language comedy-drama film from Quebec written and directed by Ricardo Trogi. It was released on September 4, 2009. The film is autobiographical about the youth years of the director as told by him during the film.Brendan Kelly, "Trogi taps his past for charming 1981". ''Montreal Gazette'', September 4, 2009. The film was the first in what is, as of 2024, a tetralogy of semi-autobigraphical films about Trogi's life, followed by ''1987'', ''1991'' and ''1995''.Cédric Bélanger"Ricardo Trogi tourne 1995 à Québec: peut-être le début d’une autre trilogie" ''Le Journal de Québec'', October 21, 2023. Synopsis In 1981, 11-year-old Ricardo ( Jean-Carl Boucher) and his family arrive in their new home. Having no friends, Ricardo spends his time in a magazine and asks his parents for money. During school, his teacher notices his bad calligraphy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetlands (2011 Film)
''Wetlands'' () is a 2011 Canadian film from Quebec written and directed by Guy Édoin and starring Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc Picard and François Papineau. It had its Canadian premier at the Toronto International Film Festival and its Quebec premier at the ''Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec'' (FCVQ). Theatrical release was on October 14, 2011. Plot During a drought, conflict disrupts the life of the Santerre family on a dairy farm in Quebec's Eastern Townships. By confronting themselves, they learn to forgive. Cast *Pascale Bussières as Marie *Gabriel Maillé as Simon *Luc Picard as Jean *François Papineau as Pierre *Angèle Coutu as Therese *Denise Dubois as Rejeanne *Julien Lemire as a young farmer *Michel Perron as a well-digger (father) * Guillaume Cyr as a well-digger (son) *Valérie Blain as danser Awards and nominations *2011: Nominated for "Best First Film" at the Mostra Venice Film Festival *2011: Nominated for "KINO Audience Award – Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Trogi
Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian filmmaker, director and actor. Career Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his filmmaking career as a contestant in the 1994-95 edition of ''La Course destination monde'', tying with François Prévost for the win at the end of the season. His first two feature films, ''Québec-Montréal'', about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and ''Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique)'', a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits. ''Quebec-Montréal'' received four Jutra Awards. His third feature, titled ''1981 (film), 1981'', was a semi-autobiographical film about his own coming of age, and was released in September 2009. It was followed by the sequel films ''1987 (film), 1987'' in 2014, ''1991 (film), 1991'' in 2018, and ''1995 (film), 1995'' in 2024. In addition to his film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVA (Canada)
TVA (also styled as T\:\) is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network founded in 1963 and owned by Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media. Headquartered in Montreal, the network only has terrestrial stations in Quebec. However, parts of New Brunswick and Ontario are within the broadcast ranges of TVA stations, and two TVA stations operate rebroadcasters in New Brunswick. Since becoming a national network in 1998, it has been available on cable television across Canada. TVA is short for Téléviseurs associés (roughly translated to "Associated Telecasters"). This reflects the network's roots as a cooperative. Overview TVA traces its roots to 1963, when CJPM-TV in Chicoutimi, a station only a few months old and in need of revenue, began sharing programs with the largest privately owned francophone station in Canada, CFTM-TV in Montreal. They were joined by CFCM-TV in Quebec City in 1964 after CFCM lost its Radio-Canada affiliation t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1995 Births
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then '' Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Male Child Actors
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
