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Alexandre Goyette
Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play ''King Dave'' and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation.Brendan Kelly"Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia" ''Montreal Gazette'', July 11, 2016. Background He grew up in Montréal-Nord and Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec, and was educated at Collège André-Grasset and the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe.Alexandre Vigneault"Alexandre Goyette: entre le jeu et l'écriture" '' La Presse'', September 4, 2011. Career ''King Dave'' was first staged in 2005 as a solo one-man show in which Goyette played all of the characters himself. The film adaptation featured several actors. In 2020, Goyette collaborated with actor Anglesh Major to update the story with Black Lives Matter themes so that Major could star in a revival for the Théàtre Jean-Duceppe; in 2023, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard also starred in an English-language translation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' 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 metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bartlett (playwright)
Michael Bartlett (born 7 October 1980) is an English playwright and screenwriter for film and TV series. His 2015 psychological thriller TV series, ''Doctor Foster,'' starring Suranne Jones, won the New Drama award from National Television Awards. Bartlett also won Best Writer from the Broadcast Press Guild Awards. A BBC TV Film of Bartlett's play ''King Charles III'' was broadcast in May 2017 and while critically acclaimed, generated some controversy. Early life Bartlett was born on 7 October 1980 in Oxford, England. He attended Abingdon School, then studied English and Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds. Career Early work In July 2005, Bartlett took part in the Old Vic's New Voices 24 Hour Plays culminating in the performance of his play ''Comfort'' which had to be written and performed in 24 hours. His radio play ''Not Talking'' was broadcast by the BBC on Saturday, 29 March 2007. The play explored the issues surrounding conscientious objection in the UK during W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabid Dogs (2015 Film)
''Rabid Dogs'' ( French: ''Enragés'') is a 2015 Franco-Canadian crime thriller film written and directed by Éric Hannezo and starring Lambert Wilson, Guillaume Gouix and Virginie Ledoyen. It is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. It was screened as part of the Cinéma de la Plage programme at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In downtown Montreal, four criminals rob a local bank and steal over $2 million in cash. The local police and bank security guards engage the robbers in a gunfight, wounding their leader, known only as 'The Boss'. Fleeing to an underground shopping center, the four are soon spotted and chased into the car park garage where they take a man and woman hostage. After one of the criminals accidentally kills the male hostage, the police back away and allow them to take the woman hostage with them in her car. They hide their getaway car at a warehouse where the Boss, aware that he will not get far with his bullet wound, stays behind to engage the pursui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Are We Doing Here? (film)
''What Are We Doing Here?'' (french: Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Julie Hivon and released in 2014. The film centres on a group of friends in their 20s whose lives are shattered when one of them, Yan (Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi), dies in a car accident.Brendan Kelly ''Montreal Gazette'', September 25, 2014. The film stars Charles-Alexandre Dubé as Simon, Joëlle Paré Beaulieu as Roxanne, Maxime Dumontier as Max, Sophie Desmarais as Lily, Marie-Soleil Dion as Rosalie, and Guylaine Tremblay as Roxanne's mother Nicole. The film was shot in 2013, primarily in Saint-Amable and Granby, Quebec. Paré-Beaulieu received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actress at the 17th Jutra Awards. |
Mommy (2014 Film)
''Mommy'' is a 2014 Canadian drama film written, produced, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan and starring Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, and Suzanne Clément. The story concerns a mother with a sometimes-violent teenage son, struggling to control his behaviour in a desperate attempt to avoid seeing him being institutionalized. The story focuses on mother–son relationships, a reoccurring theme in Dolan's work, and also marks his fourth collaboration with Dorval and his third with Clément. Inspiration for this particular story was drawn from Dolan's discovery of Pilon and the music of Ludovico Einaudi. It was shot in Quebec in an unconventional 1:1 aspect ratio. The film debuted at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It subsequently became a critical and financial success, grossing over $13 million worldwide. ''Mommy'' went on to win numerous other awards, among them nine Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. Plot In a fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Anyways
''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress. ''Laurence Anyways'' also won the Queer Palm Award at the festival. At the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, ''Laurence Anyways'' won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film. The film also received ten nominations at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Direction for Dolan, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Poupaud, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Clément, and Best Screenplay for Dolan. Plot The film begins by introducing 35-year old Laurence Alia (Melvil Poupaud), an award-winning novelist and literature teacher in Montreal, Quebec. Laurence is very much in love with her girlfriend, the fiery and passionate Frédérique - "Fred" - Bellair ( Suzanne Clément). On the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sense Of Humour
''A Sense of Humour'' (french: Le Sens de l'humour) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Émile Gaudreault and released in 2011.Charles-Henri Ramond"Sens de l’humour, Le – Film d’Émile Gaudreault" ''Films du Québec'', June 17, 2011. The film stars Louis-José Houde and Benoît Brière as Luc Dubé and Marco Fortier, two stand-up comedians who are kidnapped by Roger Gendron ( Michel Côté) after making fun of him in a comedy show, and must protect themselves from his revenge by teaching him the art of comedy. The cast also includes Anne Dorval, Sonia Vachon, Pierrette Robitaille, Alexandre Goyette and Pierre Collin. The film opened in theatres in July 2011. The film received four Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actress (Vachon), Best Cinematography (Bernard Couture), Best Editing ( Jean-François Bergeron) and Best Original Music (FM Le Sieur François Maurice Le Sieur is a Canadian musician and composer. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Of Water (2011 Film)
''Fear of Water'' (french: La Peur de l'eau) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier and released in 2011.Charles-Henri Ramond"Peur de l’eau, La – Film de Gabriel Pelletier" ''Films du Québec'', January 7, 2012. The film stars Pierre-François Legendre as André Surprenant, a police officer in the Magdalen Islands who is investigating the rape and murder of the mayor's daughter Rosalie (Stéphanie Lapointe).André Duchesne"La peur de l'eau, film d'horreur?" '' La Presse'', October 4, 2012. The film's cast also includes Brigitte Pogonat, Sandrine Bisson, Isabelle Cyr, Paul Doucet, Normand D'Amour, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Germain Houde and Pascale Bussières. The film was inspired by, but not a direct adaptation of, Jean Lemieux's crime novel ''On finit toujours par payer''. The film had its theatrical premiere in November 2011, before going into commercial release in January 2012. Awards The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice A Woman (2010 Film)
''Twice a Woman'' (french: Deux fois une femme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Delisle and released in 2010. The film stars Évelyne Rompré as Catherine, a woman fleeing an abusive marriage to start a new life. The cast also includes Marc Béland, Marie Brassard, Brigitte Pogonat, Catherine De Léan, Michelle Rossignol and Martin Dubreuil. The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Actress (Rompré) and Best Makeup (Mélanie Turcotte, Mario Soucy is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...).Marc Cassivi"Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé" '' La Presse'', February 9, 2011. References External links * 2010 films 2010 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by François De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Escape (2010 Film)
''The Last Escape'' (french: La dernière fugue) is a 2010 French-language Canadian drama film, directed by Léa Pool and written by Pool and Gil Courtemanche based on the novel ''A Beautiful Death'' (2005). This film stars Yves Jacques, Jacques Godin, Andrée Lachapelle and Aliocha Schneider and was theatrical released at Canada on February 2, 2010. Plot During a family Christmas dinner, the Lévesque family meets in order to spend quality time together. However, a major topic of conversation spoils the festive atmosphere: the health of the father of this family (Jacques Godin), who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In addition, the quality of life is more than anything but fair at that time, as the family often quarrels. His eldest son André (Yves Jacques) and André's son Sam (Aliocha Schneider) want to end his suffering by making him live his last moments in happiness. However, the rest of the family does not agree to this, believing that their father should live as long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Days (2010 Film)
''7 Days'' (french: Les 7 jours du talion, "The 7 Days of Retaliation") is a 2010 Canadian thriller film directed by Daniel Grou and starring Claude Legault. The screenplay was written by Patrick Senécal and based on his novel ''Les sept jours du talion''. Plot The ordinary life of surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is destroyed when his daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) is raped and murdered in a park. Upon learning that the police apprehended the prime suspect, laborer Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), Hamel plans to take revenge. He abducts Lemaire while he is being brought to his trial by drugging the officer driving the transport vehicle and brings him to a secluded cabin. Using a remote-controlled computer to conceal his location, Hamel calls the police to inform them that he plans to murder Lemaire in seven days, the seventh day being Jasmine's birthday. After killing him, Hamel will give himself up to the police. Police detective Mercure (Rémy Girard) leads the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Déserteur (film)
''Le déserteur'' is a 2008 Quebec feature film directed by Simon Lavoie. The film stars Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Raymond Cloutier, Danielle Proulx, Viviane Audet, Benoît Gouin and Gilles Renaud. It tells the story of Georges Guénette, a deserter from the Canadian Army during World War II, who was shot and killed by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Background Georges Guénette was a deserter from the Canadian Army and, like many French Canadians during World War II, an opponent of the war and conscription. In May 1944, a few months after Guénette deserted from the army, four Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers found Guenette in his father's farmhouse, in St-Lambert-de-Lévis (near Quebec City). He jumped out of a window and ran across the fields. Guénette fell, wounded "by a ricocheting bullet," and died without the last rites of the church. Two RCMP officers were later charged with manslaughter in Guénette's death, and the shooting was an issue in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
