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Marcel Sabourin
Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the central character in Jean Pierre Lefebvre's trilogy of '' Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça)'', '' The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort)'' and '' Now or Never (Aujourd'hui ou jamais)'',"Marcel Sabourin" '' Canadian Film Encyclopedia''. and his performance as Professor Mandibule in the children's television series ''Les Croquignoles'' and ''La ribouldingue''. Career S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cities by population, ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital, Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapons And Men
''Weapons and Men'' () is a Canadian midlength docudrama film, directed by André Melançon and released in 1973. An examination of humanity's relationship with guns, the film blends dramatized scenes of gun crime and interviews with military personnel, police officers, criminals and gun collectors.Pierre Demers, "Des armes et les hommes, d'André Melançon: Une fascinante réussite". ''Cinéma Québec'', December 1973-January 1974. pp. 10-11. The cast includes André Cartier, Gilbert Dupuis, Michel Forget, J.-Léo Gagnon, Pierre Hébert, Suzanne Kay, Robert Leclerc, Yves Massicotte, Michel Ouimet, Sidney Pearson, Sylvie Perron and Marcel Sabourin. The film won two Canadian Film Awards at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973, for Best Actor, Non-Feature (Sabourin) and Best Non-Dramatic Script (Melançon).Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jutra Awards
Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Award: An award formerly given by the Canadian Genie Awards for a director's first feature film and now known as the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature * Benoît Jutras, composer * Normand Jutras, a politician * René Jutras, a politician * Manon Jutras, an athlete * Paul Jutras, a Canadian film editor {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordélia (film)
''Cordélia'' is a 1980 Canadian French language film directed and written by Jean Beaudin.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 48. It is an adaptation of the novel ''La lampe dans la fenêtre'' by Pauline Cadieux, itself based on the real-life 1890s murder trial of Cordélia Viau and Samuel Parslow. Plot Set in a village in the 1890s, the film centres on Cordélia Viau ( Louise Portal), a woman who invites men into her home while her husband is away. This action offends the conservative villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral act rather than the crime of murder she may have committed. Cast Critical response Mark Leslie of ''Cinema Canada'' favourably reviewed the film, writing that "Like Beaudin's last feature, '' J.A. Martin photographe'', ''Cordelia'' is also a sumptuous period piece of pastel colours, soft, expressive lighting and glimpses of a visually beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Beaudin
Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film ''J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards. He was nominated (but did not win) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986, 1992 and 2003 for his films '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', '' Being at Home with Claude'' and '' The Collector (Le Collectionneur)'', respectively. Actress Domini Blythe (1947–2010) was his partner of more than 20 years.Domini Blythe obituary '' London Independent'', 23 February 201/ref> Early career Jean Beaudin received a diploma from Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal and studied at the School of Design in Zurich. He first joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1964, working initially in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Genie Awards
The 1st Genie Awards were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979. Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1980. Immediately after the 1978 Canadian Film Awards, which were nearly cancelled due to disputes and controversy, industry leaders met to design a new awards organization based on the academy system of industry nomination and secret ballot. Members of the Canadian Film Awards committee were skeptical about nominator qualifications, and about the motivations of those who wanted the academy system, fearing that they would imitate the American model and that big-budget commercial films would swamp Canadian films.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 117-199. After a year of discussion, it was agreed that 14 members of the CFA committee and 14 elected representatives from industry organizations would form a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Screenplay
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Genie Awards ceremony. As of 2013, it is presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. In their present form, two awards are presented for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, although historically this division was not always observed. In the Canadian Film Awards era, two awards were usually presented in Feature and Non-Feature (television films, short films, etc.) categories, although on two occasions the feature category was further divided into separate categories for Original and Adapted Screenplay, resulting in the presentation of three screenplay awards overall, and on two occasions only one award for Non-Feature Screenplay was presented. Under current Academy rules, the categories are collapsed into one if either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Scott
Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a Seventh-Day Adventist, whose doctrine virtually prohibited movies. Scott studied art history at New College of Florida in Sarasota,"Globe's Jay Scott dies suddenly at 43: A rare film critic respected by all". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 31, 1993. and later took acting classes at the University of New Mexico.Barry Hertz, "Great Scott: In The Globe’s arts pages, film critic Jay Scott changed how Canadians consumed and talked about culture. In his personal life, the twists and tragedies were worthy of Hollywood". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 17, 2024. Career Moving to Canada in 1969 as a draft evader, he settled in Calgary and began writing film reviews for the '' Calgary Alberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Lies And Loving Oaths
''Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths'' () is a 1982 Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau. A study of the generation gap, the film centres on Rose-Alma (Hélène Loiselle), a grandmother who wants to reestablish her independence after living with her daughter. With the assistance of her granddaughter Odile ( Geneviève Brassard), she moves back out to her own apartment and commences a new relationship with Clovis (Marcel Sabourin), her new landlord. The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983, for Best Actor (Sabourin), Best Actress (Loiselle), Best Supporting Actress (Brassard) and Best Original Song ("Doux aveux", by Dansereau and Réjean Marois.)Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". ''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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Genie Awards
The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Dave Thomas."Thomas goes genteel for Genies". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 19, 1983. ''The Grey Fox'' was the event's big winner, with seven awards including Best Picture. The film also topped the overall nomination count, with 13 nominations. Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 10, 1983. In the Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium category, the award to Richard Paluck and Robert Guza Jr. for ''Melanie'' was later rescinded, as the short story on which the screenplay was based had not been previously published. Another nominee, '' Latitude 55°'' by John Juliani and Sharon Riis, had already been disqualified for similar reasons, although the error had been discovered prior to the ceremony. It was decided not to award the trophy that year."Melanie adaptation Genie returned". ''Cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's "newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, ''The Globe (Toronto newspaper), The Globe'' and ''The Daily Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and ''The Empire (Toronto), The Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Canadian Film Awards
The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 21, 1977. The ceremony was hosted by actor Gordon Pinsent. For this year's awards, 143 films were submitted, including 11 features, 78 documentaries and 23 TV dramas. Also, the organizing committee announced a new selection process; films would now be assessed through secret ballot. This eliminated the selection practice using the nominating pre-selection committee and the international jury for the final selection. Now, a new jury group composed of one representative from each member organization chose four nominees in each category from a first ballot, then selected the winners from that group. Despite the 1976 agreement that Quebec would organize the awards every other year, there were no Francophones on this year's organizing committee. CTV was meant to broadcast the cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
