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Montreal Stories
''Montreal Stories'' (french: Montréal vu par...), also titled ''Montreal Sextet'' in some releases, is a Canadian drama film, released in 1991 as an homage to the city of Montreal, Quebec on the occasion of its 350th anniversary.''Montréal vu par ...'' at 's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Written and directed by , , |
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film '' The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for '' The Decline of the American Empire'' in 1986 and '' Jesus of Montreal'' in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film win the award. Also for ''The Barbarian Invasions'', he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for '' Lost in Translation''. During his four decades career, he became the most globally recognized director from Quebec, winning many awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He won three César Awards in 2004 ... [...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] |
Yves Jacques
Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.Yves Jacques at . Life and career Jacques was born in in 1956. He studied theatre at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, and began acting on stage in both Quebec City and |
Élise Guilbault
Élise Guilbault (born April 8, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress. She won the Genie Award for Best Actress for her role in the film ''The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'', and was a nominee for ''Cap Tourmente''. She also starred in several later films by ''The Woman Who Drinks'' director Bernard Émond, also appearing in ''The Novena (La Neuvaine)'', ''The Legacy (La Donation)'' and '' A Place to Live (Pour vivre ici)''. Her television roles have included ''Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin'', '' Le Coeur a ses raisons'', '' Annie et ses hommes'', ''Un gars, une fille'' and ''René Lévesque'' and ''La Faille ''La Faille'' (English: ''The Flaw'') or ''The Wall'' (French: ''Le Mur'') is a French Canadian television crime drama series of three seasons, with a total of 25 episodes, which started broadcasting on Club Illico in 2019. The series ...'' (2019). References External links * 1961 births Canadian film actresses Canadian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec. Acting career Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (''Les Invasions barbares'') by director Denys Arcand. This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best foreign picture. Arcand's earlier film '' The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'' revolved around the same characters who appear 17 years later in ''Les Invasions barbares''. Girard also appeared in Arcand's 1989 film ''Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)''. Girard is the most-nominated actor in the history of the Genie Awards. He has won the Leading Actor award twice, for '' Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)'' and ''Les Invasions barbares'', the Supporting Actor award twice, for ''Jésus de Montréal'' and ''Les Portes tournantes'', and has garnered three other nominations, for ''Le Déclin de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Dorval
Anne Dorval (; born November 8, 1960) is a French-Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, ''I Killed My Mother'' (2009), '' Heartbeats'' (2010), '' Laurence Anyways'' (2012), '' Mommy'' (2014) and Matthias & Maxime (2019). She has won two Gémeaux Awards for her work on television. Early life Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec, the daughter of Madeleine (Larouche) and Gaetan Dorval. She received her education at Cégep de Trois-Rivières and the Drama Conservatory of Montreal, beginning her career on the stage in 1984. Career She is known in Canada for her appearance in the Quebec television series '' Le Coeur a ses raisons'' and ''Les Parent''. She has also appeared in other Quebec series, such as ''Chambres en ville'', '' Virginie'', ''Paparazzi'' and ''Rumeurs'', and in the films '' Montréal vu par...'' and ''I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)''. She is also known as a prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Chaykin
Maury Alan Chaykin (July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010) was an American–Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, as well as for his work as a character actor in many films and television programs. Personal life Chaykin was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Irving J. Chaykin (1912–2007), was born in Brooklyn, and was a professor of accountancy at City College of New York. His mother, Clarice Chaykin (née Bloomfield, 1921–2012), was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Montreal, Quebec, since the age of three. She graduated from Beth Israel Hospital nursing school in Newark, New Jersey. Chaykin's maternal uncle, George Bloomfield (1930–2011), was a veteran Canadian director, producer, writer and actor who directed Chaykin in a number of projects for film and television. Raised in New York City, Chaykin studied drama at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Brouillette
Geneviève Brouillette (born August 23, 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a French Canadian television and film actress from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Since 1998 she has gradually appeared in film and she appeared in ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in 2006. Filmography *1983: '' Entre chien et loup'' *1991: ''Montreal Stories'' *1993: '' Blanche'': Marie-Ange *1995: '' 4 et demi...'': Daphné Saint-Amour *1995: '' Black List (Liste noire)'': Gabrielle Angers *1996: ''Jasmine'': Antonia Valiquette *1996: '' Urgences'': Beatrice *1997: '' Un gars, une fille'': Geneviève *1997: '' Diva'': Clara Baly *1998: ''You Can Thank Me Later'': Nurse *1998: ''The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)'': Paula Paul de Nerval *2000: '' Le Monde de Charlotte'': Marcia *2001: '' Wedding Night (Nuit de noces)'': Florence *2002: ''Rumeurs'': Hélène Charbonneau *2003: ''Père et fils'': Hélène *2005: ''The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)'' *2005: '' Miss Météo'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domini Blythe
Domini Blythe (August 28, 1947 – December 15, 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress. Her numerous stage, film and television credits included '' Search for Tomorrow'', '' External Affairs'', ''The Wars'', '' Savage Messiah'', '' Montreal Stories'' and ''Mount Royal''. Early life and education Blythe was born in Upton-by-Chester. She graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Career She worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her stage debut in London's West End in 1970 in '' Oh, Calcutta!'' She appeared as Anna Müller in the Hammer film '' Vampire Circus'' in 1972 before moving to Canada the same year, eventually settling in Stratford, Ontario. She went on to perform in many leading roles at the Stratford Festival and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Personal life Some sources identified film writer-director Jean Beaudin as her husband. ''The Independent'' reported that he was "her partner of more than 20 years".Obitua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Blanchard '' (1991) - Quesnel (segment "Toile du temps, La")
*''Nénette'' (1991)
*'' Omerta'' (1996-1999, TV Series) - Roger Perreault
*'' Virginie'' (1996-2006, TV Series) - Pierre Boivin
*'' Claude Blanchard (May 19, 1932 – August 20, 2006) was a Québécois pop singer and actor. Partial filmography *'' Gina'' (1975) - Bob Sauvageau *''Mustang'' (1975) - *'' Fantastica'' (1980) - Hector *''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) - Policeman *''Rafales'' (1990) - Armand Pouliot *''Montreal Stories ''Montreal Stories'' (french: Montréal vu par...), also titled ''Montreal Sextet'' in some releases, is a Canadian drama film, released in 1991 as an homage to the city of Montreal, Quebec on the occasion of its 350th anniversary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Barrette
Michel Barrette (born April 26, 1957 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a television and movie actor, television and radio host and stand-up comedian. He has played various roles in Quebec movies and television shows since 1982. Profile After serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Barrette started his movie acting career in 1982 and appeared in nearly a dozen movies, including ''Les Boys'' in the first part of the series in 1997 (as Roger, a defenceman for a garage league team), ''Aurore'', and '' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'', a tribute to life of the former Montreal Canadiens superstar Maurice "Rocket" Richard. He also appeared in several popular television series, including ''La Petite Vie'' in 1995, ''Scoop'' and ''Paparazzi''. His most important role in television and arguably in his entire acting career was in ''KM/H'', a TVA TV series in which he played the main character for nearly eight years. His second main role was as a detective in the series ''Un homme mort'' in 2006. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Ayoub
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, French rugby pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
