Louise Carré (born February 1, 1936) is a

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film director and producer from

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, most noted for her 1980 film ''

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(Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été)''. An administrator with the

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in the 1970s, she began her active filmmaking career as a screenwriter on

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's 1975 film ''

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(Le Temps de l'avant)''. In 1978 she launched her own production company, La Maison des Quatre. ''It Can't Be Winter'', about a woman learning to become more independent after the death of her husband, won the award for Best Canadian Film at the 1980

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. Carré followed up in 1986 with ''A Question of Loving (Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour?)'', but concentrated principally on producing, most notably on

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's 1987 film '' Deaf to the City (Un sourd dans la ville)'', until returning to directing with the 1997 documentary film ''My Heart Is My Witness (Mon cœur est témoin)''.Kathryn Greenaway, "Mon Coeur is window on world of Muslim women: French-language documentary aims to change perceptions of their reality". ''

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'', April 3, 1997.

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