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André Melançon
André Melançon (February 18, 1942 - August 23, 2016) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for directing and writing several installments in the Tales for All series of children's films. Career The versatile André Mélançon – director, writer and actor – set out to become a youth guidance counsellor before he veered into film. His background in psychology and education helped orient his filmmaking toward films about, with, and for children. His first film was on Quebec separatist Charles Gagnon, then at the request of producer Jean Dansereau he directed a trio of short films for children in the early 1970s that confirmed the direction of his career. He turned to acting and won a Canadian Film Award for his performance in '' Bound for Glory (Partis pour la gloire)''. In the 1980s he directed ''The Dog Who Stopped the War'', which won the Golden Reel Award, and ''Bach et bottine'', and wrote, with Jacques Bobet, ''Tadpole and the Whale'' also a Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouyn-Noranda
Rouyn-Noranda ( 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec of the same name. Their geographical code is 86. History The city of Rouyn (named for Jean-Baptiste Rouyn, a captain in the Régiment Royal Roussillon of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm) appeared after copper was discovered in 1917. Noranda (a contraction of "North Canada") was created later around the Horne mine and foundry. Both were officially constituted as cities in 1926, then merged in 1986. Since 1966, Rouyn and Noranda constitute the capital of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. It is also the seat of Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) since 1983. The population tends to increase or decrease dramatically depending on the economic situation. The city's population dropped by 5 per cent betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec."Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal" , October 14, 2016. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award (Prix Jutra, with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra) in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra, but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wall Of Silence
''A Wall of Silence'' ( es, Un muro de silencio, italics=yes) is a 1993 Argentine drama film starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film concerns a turbulent period in Argentine history, the National Reorganization Process as well as the responsibility of artists in engaging and interpreting human stories from this period. It was directed by Lita Stantic and released theatrically in Argentina on 10 June 1993. It was also screened later that year at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released as ''Black Flowers'' in some English territories. Plot Kate (Redgrave) is a British film director on location in Argentina that traces the story of Silvia (Medina). Silvia has a dark past, stemming from the turbulent time when she endured her husband's forced disappearance during the Dirty War. Silvia wants to move on with her life and concentrate on her family. But she is eventually persuaded into reliving her painful past. Cast *Vanessa Redgrave as Kate Benson *Ofelia Medina as Silvia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because Why
''Because Why'' is a 1993 Canadian independent film, directed by Arto Paragamian and starring Michael Riley. Very low-keyed, with doses of comedy, the film won the Audience Award at the 1994 Mannheim International Film Festival The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (german: Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg), often referred to by the German-language initialism IFFMH, is an annual film festival established in 1952 hosted jointly by the citi .... Plot After several years of travelling abroad Alex returns to his hometown. All he has is a backpack, a skateboard and a slip of paper with an ex-girlfriend's address. When this address turns out to be an empty lot, Alex feels lost. He then moves into a neighbourhood which features an odd array of characters. References External links * 1993 films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Arto Paragamian 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coup De Chance
() is a 2023 comedy-drama thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier, Melvil Poupaud and Niels Schneider. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2023, and was released in France on 27 September 2023 by Metropolitan Filmexport. Plot Fanny and Jean have everything an ideal couple could want. Fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the uptown of Paris and seem to be in love. But when Fanny bumps into former high school friend Alain, the situation becomes complicated. Seeing each other again seems to ignite old feelings. Alain, now a writer, makes no secret of the fact that he has always been in love with her. At the same time, during the social evenings of her husband, who in his profession "makes already rich people richer", she begins to question his profit motives. Fanny and Alain abruptly launch themselves into an intense extramarital affair, to the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Shoots, He Scores
''He Shoots, He Scores'' (french: Lance et compte) is a Canadian '' téléroman'', or television drama series, revolving around a fictional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in 2001 and on TVA from 2004 to 2015. The first season was filmed in both French and English, the English version appearing on CBC Television as ''He Shoots, He Scores''. It was the first television series to air simultaneously in English on CBC and in French on Radio-Canada. (An earlier series, ''La famille Plouffe'', had aired on both networks, but not simultaneously; the English version aired approximately a year behind the French series. Each episode of ''Lance et Compte'', however, aired in English as ''He Shoots, He Scores'' in the same ''week''.) The series was scripted by Réjean Tremblay and Louis Caron for the first season, and by Tremblay and Jacques Jacob after that. Following the end of the regular series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mills Of Power
''The Mills of Power'' (french: Les Tisserands du pouvoir) is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Claude Fournier. A historical drama, the film centres on the historical phenomenon of French Canadians who emigrated to New England for work opportunities, tracing their gradual loss of socioeconomic status, political power and cultural identity through the story of a community of French Canadian Americans in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The story is centred mainly on three families: the working class Lamberts, who worked in the dying textile mills and clung strongly to their Québécois heritage; the more middle-class Fontaines, who integrated more successfully into mainstream American life; and the wealthy Roussels, an industrialist family from France who owned the mills and exploited the Québécois immigrants. The cast included many of the most noted Quebec actors, including Gratien Gélinas, Rémy Girard, Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault, Juliette Huot, Donald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfaithful Mornings
''Unfaithful Mornings'' (french: Les matins infidèles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and Jean Beaudry and released in 1989."Matins infidèles, Les – Film de Jean Beaudry et François Bouvier" ''Films du Québec'', January 29, 2009. An exploration of the creative process, the film stars as Jean-Marc, a photographer undertaking a project in which he photographs the same street corner each morning at 8 a.m., and Beaudry as Marc, a novelist who is writing a fiction work based on the photographs. Bouvier and Beaudry received a |
The Great Land Of Small
''The Great Land of Small'' (french: C'est pas parce qu'on est petit qu'on peut pas être grand!) is a 1986 Canadian fantasy children's film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtěch Jasný. The film starred Michael J. Anderson in one of his first roles. The film is the 5th in the '' Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous)'' series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête. Plot Two children, Jenny and David, meet a leprechaun-like creature called Fritz in the woods; however, his gold dust is being stolen by a wicked hunter. Only Mimmick the Indian knows that the creature is in our world. As the hunter becomes mad with power, he attempts to capture Fritz and the children. With Mimmick's help, they escape to the Land of Small, a mystical, magical land. Cast * Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson (born October 31, 1953) is a retired American actor known for his roles as The Man from Another Place in David Lynch's television series ''Twin Peaks'', the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intimate Power (1986 Film)
''Intimate Power'' (french: Pouvoir intime) is a 1986 Canadian thriller film. Plot A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who is being released in exchange for information about Montreal's underworld. Théo agrees to steal the bag for money and safe passage to the United States for himself and his son Robin. Théo brings in two helpers, Gilder, ex- con and set designer, and Roxanne, Gilder's friend, a tough-minded petty thief. Their elaborate plan blows up when a guard, Martial, takes his responsibilities too seriously. Recognition * 1986 ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - Michel Proulx - Nominated ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design - Louise Jobin - Nominated ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Yves Simoneau - Nominated ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor Of Peru
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Lies And Loving Oaths
''Sweet Lies and Loving Oaths'' (french: Doux aveux) is a 1982 Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau. A study of the generation gap, the film centres on Rose-Alma (Hélène Loiselle), a grandmother who wants to reestablish her independence after living with her daughter. With the assistance of her granddaughter Odile ( Geneviève Brassard), she moves back out to her own apartment and commences a new relationship with Clovis (Marcel Sabourin), her new landlord. The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983, for Best Actor (Sabourin), Best Actress (Loiselle), Best Supporting Actress (Brassard) and Best Original Song ("Doux aveux", by Dansereau and Réjean Marois.)Jay Scott Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincol ..., "Top Genie pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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