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Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Jean-Pierre St-Louis (1951 – 9 April 2020) was a Canadian photography director and videographer. Biography St-Louis began his feature film career in 1987 alongside Robert Morin and Lorraine Dufour as a photography director for ''Tristesse modèle réduit''. He collaborated in numerous other films throughout his career. Between 1977 and 1991, he directed several short-length and medium-length films thanks to grants from the Canada Council, such as ''Fait divers : elle remplace son mari par une T.V.'' (1982), ''Carapace: autoportrait d’un chanteur inconnu'' (1984), and ''Zapping : une histoire de salon'' (1991). Filmography *''Scale-Model Sadness (Tristesse modèle réduit)'' - 1987 *''Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)'' - 1992 *'' Windigo'' - 1994 *''Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain (Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur)'' - 1997 *''Les siamoises'' - 1998 *''Post Mortem'' - 1999 *''La Vie la vie'' - 2001 *''Operation Cobra (Opération cobra)'' - 2001 *''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant () is a city in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, approximately northwest of Montreal and northeast of Ottawa, Ontario. The current municipality with city status was formed in 2000. Mont-Tremblant is most famous for its ski resort, the Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is seven kilometres from the village proper, at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant (derived from local Algonquins who referred to it as the "trembling mountain"). Mont-Tremblant has a race track called Circuit Mont-Tremblant. It has hosted or currently hosts Formula One, Can-Am, Trans-Am, and Champ Car World Series competitions and Ironman triathlon, Quebec. The surrounding area also features hiking, cycling, canoeing, fishing, golfing, ziplines, tennis, running, go-karting, and a host of other outdoor activities. Since the summer of 2006, Mont-Tremblant has its own senior amateur Canadian football team, the Mystral, and Junior AA ice hockey team, Les Diables (Devils). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Verge Of A Fever
''On the Verge of a Fever'' (french: Le Goût des jeunes filles) is a 2004 Canadian drama film, directed by John L'Ecuyer. An adaptation of Dany Laferrière's novel ''Dining with the Dictator (Le Goût des jeunes filles)'', the film is set in Haiti over the weekend in 1971 when François Duvalier died and was succeeded as president of Haiti by his son Jean-Claude Duvalier. It centres on Fanfan (Lansana Kourouma), a teenage boy who is hiding from the Tonton Macoute after being drawn into trouble by his friend Gégé (Urly Darly), and who loses his virginity to Miki (Koumba Ball), the young woman sheltering him at her home. Fanfan is a character who frequently recurs in Laferrière's work, including the concurrent film ''How to Conquer America in One Night (Comment conquérir l'Amérique en une nuit)'', which was Laferrière's own directorial debut. The film's cast also includes Mireille Metellus, Daphnée Desravines, Néhémie Dumay, Maïta Lavoie and Maka Kotto, as well as cameo ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington, erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's nove ... [...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] |
A Place To Live (2018 Film)
''A Place to Live'' (french: Pour vivre ici) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond and released in 2018."Bernard Émond: entre l’ombre et la lumière" '''', February 23, 2018. The film stars as Monique, a recently widowed woman who, while visiting her adult children in , decides to return to her childhood hometown of |
The Diary Of An Old Man
''The Diary of an Old Man'' (french: Le Journal d’un vieil homme) is a 2015 drama film directed by Bernard Émond. It is based on the Anton Chekhov short story "A Dreary Story" (alternatively titled in English "A Boring Story" or "A Dull Story"). The film was shot at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine and elsewhere in Greater Montreal over 27 days in February, April, and May 2014. The film premiered at the inaugural Berlin Critics' Week (a series of screenings, organized by the German Film Critics Association, running parallel to the Berlin Film Festival). The film received one Jutra nomination, for lead actor Paul Savoie. Savoie won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film at the Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Soldiers
''The Four Soldiers'' (french: Les 4 soldats) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2013. Adapted from the novel ''Quatre soldats'' by Hubert Mingarelli, the film centres on Dominique (Camille Mongeau), Mateo ( Christian de la Cortina), Max (Antoine Bertrand) and Kevin (Aliocha Schneider), four soldiers in a civil war who find a secluded pond that becomes a refuge from the stresses and horrors of fighting. The cast also includes Antoine L'Écuyer, Gaston Caron, Rémy Ouellet, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Richard Lalancette, Lizandra Rodriguez-Olano, Pete White, Christopher Kinsella, Derek Lanni and Charles S. Métellus. The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 2013, before going into theatrical release on August 16. At Fantasia, it won the Prix Public for Best Canadian Film. The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent) and Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault).Manon Dumais"J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies In Blue
''Ladies in Blue'' (french: Les dames en bleu) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Claude Demers and released in 2009.Jean-Christophe Laurence"Les dames en bleu : «On t'aime, Michel!» " '' La Presse'', October 7, 2009. The film is a portrait of five women of varying ages who are passionate fans of Quebec singer Michel Louvain. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010."Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Pre ..., March 1, 2010. References External links * 2009 films 2009 documentary films Canadian documentary films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pax Americana And The Weaponization Of Space
''Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space'' is a documentary film by Denis Delestrac with a music score by Amon Tobin. The film deals with the issue of space weapons and their politics, featuring interviews with several key United States military personnel, academics such as Noam Chomsky and others, including Martin Sheen. The film won the Best Documentary award at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival and has been selected in a number of international film festivals. Synopsis The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since World War II and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage. Production Among the challenges faced by the production team was the difficulty to get the authorization to bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Genius Of Crime
''The Genius of Crime'' (french: Le Génie du crime) is a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Louis Bélanger and written by Thérèse Bérubé. An adaptation of George F. Walker's stage play ''Criminal Genius'', the film stars Gilles Renaud as Rolly and Patrick Drolet as Stevie, two criminal hoodlums who are hired by Shirley (Anne-Marie Cadieux) to burn down the restaurant of her rival Mike (Robert Morin), only to instead end up kidnapping Amanda ( Julie Le Breton), the restaurant's chef and Mike's daughter. The film's cast also includes François Papineau as Phillie, the manager of the motel where they are hiding out. The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival on October 28, 2006. The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 9th Jutra Awards The 9th Jutra Awards were held on February 18, 2007 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May God Bless America
''May God Bless America'' (french: Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2006. A critique of suburban values and lifestyles, the film stars Gildor Roy as Maurice Ménard, a police inspector in Laval, Quebec who is investigating a spate of murders of suspected sex offenders on September 11, 2001, in a community that is largely wrapped up in its own petty dramas with virtually everybody remaining oblivious to or unconcerned about the concurrent September 11 attacks in New York City. The cast also includes Normand D'Amour, René-Daniel Dubois, Patrice Dussault, Gaston Lepage, Sylvie Léonard, Sylvain Marcel, Dominique Quesnel, Jean-Guy Bouchard and Benoît Rousseau. Morin described the film as having been inspired in part by Albert Camus's novel '' The Stranger'', with themes around the danger of individuality taken to extremes. The film premiered on February 17, 2006 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
