Bernard Émond (born 1951) is a Canadian director,

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, novelist and essayist working in the

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. He studied anthropology at university and lived for several years in the Canadian north where he worked for the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. He began his film career making documentaries, later moving to feature-length films, all of which have been shot in Quebec. He is noted for the humanistic, sometimes spiritual depth of his films, in particular his trilogy of feature films (2007, 2009, 2012) based on the three Christian virtues, faith, hope, and charity. Other themes in his work include human dignity and frailty, and cultural loss. He describes himself as an agnostic and a "conservative socialist."« Bernard Émond: gratitude et engagement », sur www.lapresse.ca, 12 janvier 2017 (consulté le 16 janvier 2017) Bernard Émond is married to Catherine Martin, also a Quebec film director. They live in Montreal.

Filmography

Director and writer

* 1992 - ''Ceux qui ont le pas léger meurent sans laisser de traces'' * 1994 - ''L'instant et la patience'' * 1995 - ''La Terre des autres'' * 1997 - ''L'épreuve du feu'' * 2000 - ''Le Temps et le lieu'' * 2001 - '' The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'' * 2003 - '' 8:17 p.m. Darling Street (20h17 rue Darling)'' * 2005 - ''

The Novena ''The Novena'' () is a 2005 Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond. An exploration of faith, the film centres on the interaction between Jeanne (Élise Guilbault), an atheist doctor who is suffering from clinical depression and wants to ...

(La Neuvaine)'' * 2007 - '' Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'' * 2009 - '' The Legacy (La Donation)'' * 2012 - '' All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)'' * 2015 - '' The Diary of an Old Man (Journal d'un vieil homme)'' * 2018 - '' A Place to Live (Pour vivre ici)'' * 2023 - '' A Respectable Woman (Une femme respectable)''

Producer

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: '' Octobre'' (''October'')

Awards and recognition

* 2009: Youth Jury Special Award and Environment is Quality of Life Award, Don Quixote Award,

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, ''The Legacy (La Donation''; nomination, Golden Leopard. * 2009: Genie Award for Best Screenplay, Original, ''The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)'';

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, Best Screenplay * 2008, Nomination,

for Best Direction and Best Screenplay, ''Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'' * 2006, Nomination,

for Best Direction and Best Screenplay, ''The Novena (La Neuvaine)'' * 2005: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Youth Jury Award: Environment is Quality of Life of the

, ''The Novena (La Neuvaine)''; Nomination, Golden Leopard * 2002: Nomination,

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, ''The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'' * 2001: Nomination, Golden Bayard,

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International Film Festival, ''The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)''

Publications

* 20h17 rue Darling, Montréal, (Québec), Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2005, 128 p. (). English translation by John Gilmore, 8:17 pm, rue Darling, Toronto, (Ontario), Canada, Guernica Editions, 2014, 133 p. () * Aani la bavarde, avec Fabien Merelle, Namur, Belgique, Éditions Didier Hatier, 2007, 77 p. () * Aani la bavarde, PLAYBAC (March 29, 1999), French, , * La Neuvaine : Scénario et regards croisés, Montréal, (Québec), Canada, Éditions Les 400 coups, 2008 () * Il y a trop d'images : Textes épars 1993–2010, Montréal, (Québec), Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2011, 123 p. () * Tout ce que tu possèdes : Scénario et regards croisés, Montréal, (Québec), Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2012, 144 p. () * Camarade, ferme ton poste : Et autres textes, Montréal, (Québec), Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2017, 160 p. ()

References

External links

Official website
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Biography at Coop Video of Montreal (English)

Bernard Émond
at the

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