André Brassard (28 August 1946 – 11 October 2022) was a Canadian stage director, filmmaker and actor, best known for staging the vast majority of

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's plays. He was the director of the French section of the

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from 1982 to 1989 and the National Theatre School from 1992 to 2000. Brassard's 1974 film '' Once Upon a Time in the East'' was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His 1977 film '' Le soleil se lève en retard'' was entered into the

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. Brassard received a

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for his lifetime contributions to Canadian theatre in 2002. Brassard was openly

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. He died on 11 October 2022, at the age of 76.Quebec theatre director André Brassard dies
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Filmography

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Françoise Durocher, Waitress ''Françoise Durocher, Waitress'' is a Canadian dramatic television film, directed by André Brassard and released in 1972. The film presents a portrait of Françoise Durocher, a waitress at a diner in Quebec, as portrayed by 24 different actress ...

'' - short film, 1972 *'' Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)'' - 1974 *'' The Late Blossom (Le soleil se lève en retard)'' - 1977 *''Frédéric'' - TV series, 1980 *''

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'' - 1993 *''

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(2 secondes)'' - 1998

References

External links

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Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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