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Luc Déry
Luc Déry is a French Canadian film producer. He was co-founder of the Montreal-based production company micro_scope, with Kim McCraw. He is from Hull (Gatineau), Quebec, and studied film at the University of Montreal and arts management at York University. With McCraw, Déry specialized in "smart, high-end pics designed to attract interest outside Canada". Their films ''Incendies'' (2010) and ''Monsieur Lazhar'' (2011) both won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, and both were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Filmography * '' The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La Moitié gauche du frigo)'' - 2000 * '' Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)'' - 2001 * '' A Problem with Fear'' - 2003 * ''Tiresia'' - 2003 * '' Saved by the Belles'' - 2003 * ''Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'' - 2005 * '' Familia'' - 2005 * '' Congorama'' - 2006 * '' Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'' - 2007 * '' It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Canadian
French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French people, French colonists first arriving in Canada (New France), France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the province of Quebec. During the 17th century, French settlers originating mainly from the west and north of France settled Canada. It is from them that the French Canadian ethnicity was born. During the 17th to 18th centuries, French Canadians expanded across North America and colonized various regions, cities, and towns. As a result, people of French Canadian descent can be found across North America. Between 1840 and 1930, many French Canadians emigrated to New England, an event known as the Quebec diaspora, Grande Hémorragie. Etymology French Canadians get their name from the Canada (New France), French colony of Canada, the most developed and densely populated region of New France during the period of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soft Shell Man
''Soft Shell Man'' () is a Québécois film, directed by André Turpin released in 2001. The film was shot September to October 2000 in Aylmer, Quebec and Montreal. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Synopsis Alex, a young photographer, continually seduces. He pleases everyone, without ever having any of his own ideas, passions, or conflicts. His existence is completely empty, dependent on the need to please others. While in Montreal, he has an adventure with a journalist, Marie, who is in the company of his best friend. This friend, Sara, is deaf. Cast Reception Critical response ''Soft Shell Man'' has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. Accolades ''Soft Shell Man'' was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Those Who Don't Read Me
''For Those Who Don't Read Me'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yan Giroux and released in 2018. Loosely inspired by the life of Québécois poet , the film stars Martin Dubreuil as Boisvert and depicts the effect that his life as a struggling writer has on his relationship with his girlfriend Dyane Gagnon (Céline Bonnier) and her son Marc ( Henri Picard). The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, and 12 Prix Iris Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ... nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards. Accolades References External links * * 2018 films 2018 drama films Canadian drama films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French-language films {{Quebec-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allure (2017 Film)
''Allure'' is a 2017 Canadian thriller film written and directed by Carlos and Jason Sanchez in their feature film debut. It stars Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, and Denis O'Hare. It originally premiered under the title ''A Worthy Companion'' at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. In December, TIFF included the film on its annual Canada's Top Ten list of the ten best Canadian films. Plot Laura Drake (Evan Rachel Wood) is an emotionally disturbed young woman who works as a house-cleaner for her father's company in an urban environment. One day, Laura meets an unhappy teenager named Eva (Julia Sarah Stone) while on the job. The pair form an unexpected connection, and Laura eventually convinces Eva to leave her oppressive mother and move in with her. Though the relationship initially works, Laura's anxiety soon makes her abusive and controlling, creating an unstable bond between the two women. Cast Reception In November 2016, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Internship In Canada
''My Internship in Canada'' (, lit. "Guibord Goes to War") is a Canadian political satire film written and directed by Philippe Falardeau. The film premiered in 2015 at the Locarno International Film Festival."‘Monsieur Lazhar’s’’ Philippe Falardeau, Films Distribution Re-team for ‘My Internship in Canada’" '''', January 30, 2015. The film was nominated for four |
You're Sleeping Nicole
''You're Sleeping Nicole'' () is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. It was selected to be screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a limited release (in Montreal) on 22 August 2014, followed by a general Quebec theatrical release on 29 August 2014. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Julianne Côté as Nicole, a young woman who is becoming increasingly disillusioned with her quiet small-town life over the course of a summer. Plot Nicole Gagnon is left at home for the summer as her parents go on vacation. Looking forward to a peaceful summer she is annoyed when her brother, Rémi, brings his band to the house to practice. She develops a crush on his new drummer, JF. Restless and unable to sleep Nicole decides to use her new credit card to take a vacation. She and her best friend Véronique decide to quit their job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inch'Allah (2012 Film)
''Inch'Allah'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012. Written and directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, the film stars Evelyne Brochu as Chloé, a Canadian medical doctor with the Red Crescent. Splitting her time between her clinic in Ramallah, West Bank and Jerusalem, Chloé finds her loyalties torn as she witnesses the effects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on her friends, colleagues and patients on both sides of the border. At the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, ''Inch'Allah'' received five nominations, including Best Motion Picture. Plot A street cafe in Israel is bombed. Chloé ( Evelyne Brochu) is a young Canadian obstetrician who works at a Red Crescent clinic in Ramallah, West Bank, but lives in Jerusalem. Her Israeli friend Ava, who is a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, lives in the same building. While commuting by bus between her apartment and Ramallah, Chloé passes through checkpoints on a daily basis. One of Chloé's patients is a pregnant Palestinian wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familiar Grounds
''Familiar Grounds'' () is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Stéphane Lafleur. The film centres on Benoit (Francis La Haye) and Maryse ( Fanny Mallette), a brother and sister who embark on a road trip to their family cottage to retrieve a trailer, only to find their lives impacted by the strange prophecies of a salesman (Denis Houle) who claims to be a time-traveller from the future. Cast * Francis La Haye as Benoit * Fanny Mallette as Maryse * Michel Daigle as André * Sylvain Marcel as Alain * Denis Houle as L'Homme du futur * Suzanne Lemoine as Nathalie Critical response Robert Bell of ''Exclaim!'' wrote that "even though very little happens, there is something consistently and strangely compelling about Lafleur's sophomore effort. It has to do, in part, with his understanding and perspective of the simple life, as well as his slyly comic framing and intriguing directorial style, which speaks of great things to come." Awards The film was the winner of the inaugural P ... [...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] |
Continental, A Film Without Guns
''Continental, a Film Without Guns'' () is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur. Plot The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders into the forest. A Man wakes up on a bus. Everybody is gone. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. Sounds are coming from deep within the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the night. Recognition * Won: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian First Feature Film"Toronto film fest's people's choice award stays home". ''Vancouver Sun'', September 17, 2007. * Won: 2007 Whistler Film Festival: Borsos Competition Best Canadian FilmYvonne Zacharias, "Lafleur takes top prize at Whistler; Continental, A Film Without Guns judged to be best new Canadian feature". ''Vancouver Sun'', December 3, 2007. * Official Selection: Venice Film Festival **Jutra Awards: *** Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congorama
'' Congorama '' is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006. Plot Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interracial child whom he reassures as to his parentage. He discovers at the age of 41 that he was adopted, actually having been born in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec. In the summer of 2000, he travels to Quebec, supposedly to sell some of his inventions. While on a near-impossible quest to find his birth family in the town where he was born, he crosses paths with Louis Legros, son of another inventor, in a meeting which will change their lives. Premiere Congorama received its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight series held alongside the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.(2003)Allmovie information ''Allmovie'', accessed 2008-04-12 Awards Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recogniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Familia (2005 Film)
''Familia'' is a 2005 French-language Canadian drama film. It was directed and written by Louise Archambault. Plot The story revolves around two main characters: Michèle (Moreau, also known as "Charlotte Rocks her Socks"), a free-spirited aerobics instructor with a penchant for gambling, and Janine (Grenon), a suburban housewife and home decorator with a cheating husband. The lives of these two longtime friends intersect when Michele goes to live with Janine to escape an abusive boyfriend. Tensions abound as Michele's daughter Marguerite (St. Sauveur) introduces Janine's daughter Gabrielle (Gosselin) to a world of boys, drugs, and alcohol. Meanwhile, Michele can't quite kick her gambling addiction - no matter how many people she seems to hurt and deceive. Things come to a head when Janine confronts her adulterous husband and Marguerite discovers she's pregnant. Cast Awards Archambault won the 2005 Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
