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Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec. In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film '' A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)''. He is also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving nods at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007 for ''The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux)'' and at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for ''The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement)''. In 2016, he appeared in the film '' Bad Seeds''. While heavily involved in that production, he filmed a death scene for his character in his TV series ''Mémoires Vives'', which began airing in 2013. In 2017, he starred in François Girard's film ''Hochelaga, Land of Souls ''Hochelaga, Land of Souls'' (french: Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) is a 2017 Canadian historical drama film directed and written by François Girard and starring Gilles Renaud, Samian and Tanaya Beatty. Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, 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. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochelaga, Land Of Souls
''Hochelaga, Land of Souls'' (french: Hochelaga, Terre des âmes) is a 2017 Canadian historical drama film directed and written by François Girard and starring Gilles Renaud, Samian and Tanaya Beatty. Dramatizing several centuries of Quebec history and the local history of Montreal in particular, the story depicts Quebec archaeology revealing the past of indigenous peoples, explorers and 1837 rebels. Girard had previously used an anthology approach in his films such as ''The Red Violin'', and was interested in another project that would depict Montreal. It was shot in Montreal, with performances in numerous languages. The film was screened in the Gala Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It won four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Cinematography for Nicolas Bolduc, and was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot In the aftermath of a hard-fought battle between Indigenous warriors in 1267, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dame In Colour
''The Dame in Colour'' (french: La Dame en couleurs) is a 1985 Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot ''La Dame en couleurs'' is set in an insane asylum administered by nuns. Into this harsh place is dumped a truckload of children who soon find an entrance to a long-forgotten underground passage beneath the hospital. There, free from the strict control of the nuns, the children can let their imaginations run free, creating a mystical world of primitive mysteries and cult-like rites. Cast * Paule Baillargeon as Sister Gertrude * Ginette Boivin as Soeur Ste-Anne * Lisette Dufour as Françoise * Ariane Frédérique as Gisele * Charlotte Laurier as Agnes Laberge * Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Ti-Cul * Jean-François Lesage as Ti-Loup * Gregory Lussier as Denis Tremblay * François Méthé as Sebastien * Gilles Renaud * Mario Spenard is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman In Transit
''A Woman in Transit'' (french: La Femme de l'hôtel) is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 243. Plot Andrea Richler ( Paule Baillargeon) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of Montreal to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle (Louise Marleau). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Andrea discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.Liam Lacey, "'One woman with three faces': Plot isn't a top priority to director Lea Pool". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plouffe Family (film)
''The Plouffe Family'' (french: Les Plouffe) is a 1981 Canadian drama film, based on Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during World War II. ''Films du Québec'', March 9, 2009. The film was Canada's submission to the in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award. See also * '''' television series aired in the 1950s * '' |
Fantastica (1980 Film)
''Fantastica'' is a 1980 French-Canadian musical film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and ''Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa. The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed with ' .... An English-language dialogue dubbed version of the film was broadcast on Superchannel, a pay-TV channel in western Canada in the early 1980s. Cast Soundtrack album Released in 1980 by Acapella Beaubec Musique, the album's catalogue number is AC-108. The French pressing's catalogue number is RSL-1085. All songs composed by Lewis Furey, and arranged by John Lissauer. The album is produced by Lewis Furey and John Lissauer. The lyrics were printed on the inner sleeve. The album was reissued in 2005 on CD by Mantra Records (Mantra 020 WM 330) in France only. ;Side one: * Fantastica (Theme generique) : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Handyman (1980 Film)
''The Handyman'' (french: L'Homme à tout faire) is a 1980 Canadian drama/romance film directed by Micheline Lanctôt.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 92. Plot The film centres on Armand Dorion (Jocelyn Bérubé), a shy, self-conscious man who works as a handyman; after he is hired to do some work for Thérèse St-Amant (Andrée Pelletier), a married woman who turns out to be as shy and self-conscious as him, the two begin a love affair. The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin as Georges, Armand's gay roommate who works as a limousine driver and has unrequited feelings of his own for Armand.Jay Scott, "Poised for stardom, Andree Pelletier steals The Handyman's show". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 13, 1980. Reception The film earned six Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Be Sixteen
''To Be Sixteen'' (french: Avoir 16 ans) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1979.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 219. The film stars Yves Benoît as Louis, a 16-year-old high school student who is sent to a mental institution by his father (Aubert Pallascio) to punish him for his rebelliousness, and is under the care of a psychiatrist (Gilles Renaud)."Avoir 16 ans (To Be Sixteen)" '' Canadian Film Encyclopedia''. The film's cast also includes Marthe Choquette, , Éric Beausà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Man (film)
''One Man'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1977. Directed by Robin Spry, the film stars Len Cariou as Jason Brady, a television journalist in Montreal who is investigating a chemical leak from a local factory which has poisoned a number of children."Screen: Len Cariou Stars in ‘One Man’" '''', July 27, 1979. The film's cast also includes , |
The Late Blossom
''The Late Blossom'' (french: Le soleil se lève en retard) is a 1977 Canadian drama film directed by André Brassard and written by his long-time collaborator, playwright Michel Tremblay. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot 30-year-old Quebec City native Gisèle (Rita Lafontaine) lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with her parents and siblings. One day, tired of being teased by her office mates, she decides to consult a marriage agency to find her soul mate. Cast * Rita Lafontaine as Gisèle Lapointe * Denise Filiatrault as Marguerite Lapointe-Beaulieu * Huguette Oligny as Marie Lapointe * Claude Gai as Jacques Lapointe * Jean Mathieu as Joseph Lapointe * Danièle Panneton as Danielle Lapointe * François Tassé as Claude Beaulieu * Edgar Fruitier as Le patron de l'agence * Sylvie Heppel as La femme du patron de l'agence * Andrée St-Laurent as La secrétaire de l'agence * Paule Baillargeon as Ginette * Josée Labossià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far From You Sweetheart
''Far from You Sweetheart'' (french: Je suis loin de toi mignonne) is a 1976 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Claude Fournier.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 75. The film stars Dominique Michel and Denise Filiatrault as Rita and Florence, two sisters who are working in a munitions factory during World War II, while still dreaming of finding husbands and getting married.Vanessa Guimond"Cinq films de Dodo à revoir" '' Le Journal de Montréal'', October 26, 2017. The cast also includes René Caron, Carole Dagenais, Denis Drouin, Bernard Gosselin, Juliette Huot, Marc Legault, Marcel Pothier, Gilles Renaud, Jean-Pierre Masson and Gilbert Sicotte. Maurice Élia of the film magazine ''Séquences'' compared the film negatively to the 1975 wartime drama '' Bound for Glory (Partis pour la gloire)'', calling it a vulgar farce that wasn't actually funny enough to call it a comedy. Writing for ''Le Devoir'', André Leroux opined that Fourni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swindle (1975 Film)
A swindle is a kind of fraud or confidence trick. Swindle may also refer to: People * Swindle (surname) Places * Swindle Island, British Columbia, Canada * 8690 Swindle, an asteroid Films * ''Il bidone'' (English titles ''The Swindle'' or ''The Swindlers''), a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini * ''The Swindle'' (1997 film), a French crime-comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert * ''Swindle'' (2002 film), a crime thriller starring Tom Sizemore and Sherilyn Fenn * ''Swindle'' (2013 film), a television film based on Gordon Korman's book ''Swindle'' Other uses * Swindle (chess), a ruse by which a chess player in a losing position tricks his opponent * Swindle (Transformers), several fictional characters in the ''Transformers'' universe * ''Swindle'' (novel), a 2008 children's book by Gordon Korman * ''Swindle'' (magazine), a bi-monthly arts and culture publication from 2004 to 2009 * ''The Swindle'' (video game), a 2015 video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
