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Gérard Poirier
Gérard Poirier (4 February 1930 – 19 December 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Life and career Born in Montreal in 1930, Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Poirier died in Montreal on 19 December 2021, at the age of 91. Filmography Film *'' The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige)'' - 1972 *' - 1974 *''Panic (Panique)'' - 1977 *''The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)'' - 1981 *' - 1993 *'' Matusalem'' - 1993 *'' Meanwhile (Pendant ce temps...)'' - 1998 *'' Wedding Night (Nuit de noces)'' - 2001 *''Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)'' - 2010 *'' Henry'' - 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Night (2001 Film)
''Wedding Night'' (French: ''Nuit de noces'') is a 2001 Canadian comedy film. Plot After winning a contest Florence and Nicolas set out to get married in Niagara Falls accompanied by their family and friends. No sooner do they arrive than the situation turns sour, and the couple decides to call the whole thing off. Stuck in an unfamiliar town with their respective relatives, Florence and Nicolas have their illusions shattered regarding love and living as a couple. In their own ways the members of both families try to reconcile the ex-future husband and wife, but things are not so simple. Recognition * 2002 - Golden Reel Award - Won * 2002 - Jutra Award 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Order Of Quebec
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the ''Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec'' (National Order of Quebec Act), the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec. Structure and appointment Although the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of royal assent by Quebec's lieutenant governor and the Canadian sovereign is the fount of honour, the viceroy does not, as in other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization. Instead, the monarch's representative is related to the order only by virtue of his or her place in council, collectively ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of La Pléiade
The Order of La Pléiade (; ) is an honorary order of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. It recognizes people who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of its ideals of cooperation and friendship, promoting the role of the French language in their own countries or in the world. It was created in 1976 on initiative of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie. Origin of the name In this reverse chronological list, each item intentionally referred to the following (historically preceding) one: # Order of La Pléiade; # La Pléiade, a group of (originally seven) French Renaissance poets; # the Alexandrian Pleiad of seven Alexandrian poets and tragedians (3rd century B.C.); # the seven main stars of the Pleiades star cluster in the western astronomical tradition, and the Pleiades, seven sisters in the Greek mythology. Classes There are five classes (in descending order of precedence): # '' Grand Cross'' (Grand-croix) # ''Grand Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, , meaning "they desire a better country", a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16. The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer, and Member; specific individuals may be given extraordinary membership and deserving non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade. , the reigning Canadian monarch, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Gémeaux
The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equivalent to the Gemini Awards, the Canadian Academy's former presentation for English-language television, it remains separate from the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards despite being presented by the same parent organization. History In 1986, ACTRA The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has 25,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media. The org ... transferred their awards to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy called their television awards the Gemini Awards, or Prix Gémeaux in French. After their first Gemini awards ceremony for English-language television, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Gars, Une Fille
''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successful television shows in the province of Quebec, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets around the world. It was the first French-language Canadian television programme to be adapted in the United States. The show spawned several international versions, most notably a French TV series of the same name, which characters appeared in a 1999 episode of the original series, "À Paris". Overview A typical episode features several vignettes of the everyday life of a couple, with the camera mostly centred on them. Often other characters are cropped, giving the programme its unique visual style. The couple receives friends for supper, go to the convenience store, or leave on a trip, and sometimes get on each other's nerves. Their quirks ... [...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] |
Nic And Pic
''Nic and Pic'' (french: Nic et Pic) is a Canadian children's television show, which aired during the 1970s.Peter Kenter and Martin W. Levin, ''TV North: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Canadian Television''. Whitecap Books, 2001. . p. 119. Its stories revolved around the adventures of puppet mice Nic and Pic as they travelled around the world in a hot air balloon. The series aired in French on Télévision de Radio-Canada from 1972 to 1977,''Dictionnaire des artistes du théâtre québécois''. Québec-Amérique, 2008. . Entry "Pierre Régimbald", p. 1990. and a dubbed English version aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1977. The French version was voiced by Jocelyne Goyette as Nic and Louise Matteau as Pic, while the English version was voiced by Joan Stuart as Nic and Madeleine Kronby as Pic. The puppeteers were Pierre Régimbald and Michel Fréchette. The series was spun off to a number of children's books, written by Michel Cailloux and illustrated by Claude Poirie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Iberville (TV Series)
''D'Iberville'' is a Canadian dramatic adventure television series which aired on Radio-Canada in 1967 and 1968, and on CBC Television's English network from 1968 to 1969. Premise The series is a dramatic portrayal based on the adventures of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville ( Albert Millaire) in late 17th century when the British, Dutch and French were rivals for North American lands and the fur trade. The initial episodes concerned Lemoyne's early years when his father explored Lake Ontario, in the context of competition between Chevalier de La Salle and Sieur de LaBarre. In 1685, Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville became governor of New France. In the second phase of the series, episodes featured d'Iberville's early military career under the Chevalier de Troyes and the expeditions to Hudson's Bay and their capture of various forts in that region. Finally, the series concludes with episodes featuring d'Iberville commanding naval troops during the New Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radisson (TV Series)
''Radisson'' (titled ''Tomahawk'' in American markets) is a Television in Canada, Canadian adventure television series which aired on CBC Television and Télévision de Radio-Canada, Radio-Canada from 1957 to 1958. Premise This series portrayed various adventures of the 17th century explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson (Jacques Godin) and his brother-in-law and fellow adventurer Médard des Groseilliers (René Caron). The pair explored places such as the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay in the context of the region's North American fur trade, fur trade. ''Radisson'' was conceived as a Canadian version of ''Davy Crockett (TV miniseries), Davy Crockett'', a successful Walt Disney Company series which portrayed an American adventurer. Like the Crockett series, ''Radisson'' was to be supported with considerable merchandising such as children's apparel, dolls, rifles and board games. Production Filming of the 39-episode series began on 20 August 1956 in studios at Montreal and with location sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Temps, Mauvais Temps
{{unref, date=July 2016 ''Beau temps, mauvais temps'' is a Québécois television series that ran from 1955 to 1958. Synopsis Radio-Canada presented 96 episodes of this series, which is set in the small town of Villeneuve. The series tells the story of working- and middle-class youth from the town. Characters * Pierre Boucher * Robert Boulanger * Elisabeth Briand * René Caron * Monique Champagne * Élizabeth Chouvalidzé * Gilbert Comptois * Lucille Cousineau * Pierre Dagenais * Pierre Daigneault * Jean Fontaine * Marc Forrez * Marie Fresnières * Bertrand Gagnon * Jacques Galipeau * Roger Garand * Lucille Gauthier * Marc Gélinas * Benoît Girard * Roger Gravel * Jocelyn Joty * Carmen Judd * Michelle Juneau * Alexis Kanner * Suzanne Langlois * Fernande Larivière * Lise Lasalle Lise may refer to: People *Eliseo Nicolás Alonso (known as Lise; 1955–2012), Spanish woodcarver and sculptor * Claude Lise (born 1941), French politician from Martinique Given name Lise is a varian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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