Claude Gagnon (born 1949 in

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) is a

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film director, screenwriter, and producer, who frequently works in both Canada and

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. He won the

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in 1979 for '' Keiko''.

Filmography

*'' Keiko'' - 1979 *'' Larose, Pierrot and Luce (Larose, Pierrot et la Luce)'' - 1982 *'' Pale Face (Visage pâle)'' - 1985 *''

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'' - 1988 *'' The Pianist'' - 1991 *''Pour l'amour de Thomas'' - 1995 *''Revival Blues'' - 2004 *''

Kamataki ''Kamataki'' is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond"Kamataki – Film de Claude Gagnon" ''Films du Québec'', March 12, 2009. The film stars Matthew Smiley as Ken-Antoi ...

'' - 2005 *''The Fire Artist'' - 2007 *'' Karakara'' - 2012 *''

Old Buddies ''Old Buddies'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 2020. The film stars Patrick Labbé as Pierrot Joyal, a man returning to his hometown of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, following several years of living in Morocco, t ...

(Les Vieux chums)'' - 2020Maxime Demers
"«Les vieux chums» : une touchante sincérité"
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'', 20 May 2021.

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* 1949 births Living people People from Saint-Hyacinthe Film directors from Quebec Canadian male film actors Male actors from Quebec Film producers from Quebec {{Canada-film-director-stub