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Patrick Goyette
Patrick Goyette (born September 16, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec, most noted for his starring roles in the films ''The Confessional (film), The Confessional (Le Confessionnal)'' and ''Polygraph (film), Polygraph (Le Polygraphe)''. He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Leading Actor (General Theatre), Best Leading Actor (General Theatre) in 1996, for his performance in the stage play ''The Seven Streams of the River Ota''. He directed the 2005 short film ''J'te laisserai pas tomber'', which was a Jutra Award nominee for Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film at the 7th Jutra Awards. He has also directed the short films ''Le Secret'' (2000) and ''Faits divers'' (2010). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coyote (1992 Film)
''Coyote'' is a Canadian-French comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Ciupka and released in 1992. The acting debut of pop singer Mitsou, the film starred Mitsou and Patrick Labbé as Louise and Chomi, two Montreal teenagers who fall in love.Paul DeLean, "Coyote is neither a dog, nor something to howl about; Despite the provocative ad poster, Mitsou and movie are relatively tame". ''Montreal Gazette'', June 26, 1992. The supporting cast also includes Thierry Magnier, Claude Legault, François Massicotte, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Michel Barrette, France Castel, Angèle Coutu, Patrick Goyette, Luc Roy, Jayne Heitmeyer, Colette Courtois, Sarah-Jeanne Latendresse, Ken Takasaki, Maxim Roy, Caroline Néron, Chantal Fontaine, Roger Briand, Luc Proulx and François Papineau in supporting roles. Critical response Paul DeLean of the ''Montreal Gazette'' gave the film a mixed review, writing that it was "a rather ordinary little movie, competently executed but too thin in its story line to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 29 – Tampere Ice Stadium, Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Game (2022 Film)
''Family Game'' () is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2022.Charles-Henri Ramond"Arsenault et fils – Film de Rafaël Ouellet" ''Films du Québec'', June 13, 2022. Set in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, the film centres on the Arsenaults, a family who have been involved in illegal poaching and reselling of wild meat out of the back of the family-owned garage. Older son Adam ( Guillaume Cyr) wants to get out of the criminal enterprise and run the business honestly, but finds his plans complicated by the return of his more criminally inclined younger brother Anthony (Pierre-Paul Alain) and the arrival in the town of Émilie (Karine Vanasse), a radio host. The film's cast also includes Luc Picard as Adam and Anthony's father André, Julien Poulin as their grandfather Armand, and Micheline Lanctôt as their grandmother Irène. Production Ouellet has described the film as an attempt to incorporate influences from ''The Godfather'', '' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See How They Dance
''See How They Dance'' () is a 2011 French drama film directed by Claude Miller. Plot During a journey, the widow Lise gets to know her late husband's lover Alexandra. Cast * Marina Hands as Lise Clément * James Thiérrée as Victor Clément Vic * Maya Sansa as Doctor Alexandra Smith a.k.a. Alex * Yves Jacques as George Bliss * Anne-Marie Cadieux as Brigitte * Aubert Pallascio as Antoine Clément * Normand D'Amour as Lee Atlee * Stuart Mylow Jr. as Charlie * Benoît Brière Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Patricia Belzil"Benoît Brière" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', October 23, 2008. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'' ... as the lawyer * Patrick Goyette as Brad Production The scene where James Thierrée and Maya Sansa swims in the nude was shot at Lac Sacacomie, Québec, Canada. "The nine-week shoot in Canada was wonderful," Sansa recalls. "But I got hypothermia whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Song (film)
''Lost Song'' is a 2008 drama film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean. The film focuses on a couple's struggle with postpartum depression. It won the Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plot After the birth of their firstborn baby, Pierre and Élisabeth drive to the country to stay with his mother. The still-unnamed baby is restless, refuses to breastfeed and is having trouble sleeping. When Pierre must return to work, Élisabeth is left alone with the baby. Perplexed as to what to do, she leaves the baby in the care of her overly attentive mother-in-law Louise. Spending time with teenaged neighbor Naomi, Élisabeth finds comfort in the girl's friendship. As the pressure mounts to baptize the baby, Élisabeth considers taking a desperate action. Cast Reception On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, ''Lost Song'' has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 critics' reviews. Brian D. Johnson of ''Maclean's'' wrote, "This story of a woman’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Hauts Et Les Bas De Sophie Paquin
''Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin'' (''The Highs and Lows of Sophie Paquin'') is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered on Radio-Canada in 2006. The show stars Suzanne Clément as Sophie Paquin, a single mother and businesswoman who operates her own talent agency. The cast also includes Éric Bernier, Élise Guilbault, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Pauline Martin, Isabelle Vincent, Christiane Pasquier, Catherine De Léan, Danny Blanco Hall, François Létourneau and Anthony Lemke. The show was created by Richard Blaimert and its executive producer is Jocelyn Deschênes. In 2008, CBC Television began airing an English-language adaptation, ''Sophie Sophie is a feminine given name, another version of Sophia, from the Greek word for "wisdom". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Soph ...'', which was also created by Blaimert and produced by Deschê ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without Her (2006 Film)
''Without Her'' () is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 2006."Sans elle – Film de Jean Beaudin" ''Films du Québec'', June 23, 2009. The film stars as Camille, a woman returning home to for the first time since leaving for after the disappearance of her mother. The film's cast also includes |
Battle Of The Brave
''Battle of the Brave'' () is a 2004 historical romance film directed by Jean Beaudin, written by Pierre Billon and starring Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Sébastien Huberdeau, Gérard Depardieu, Bianca Gervais, Irène Jacob, Pierre Lebeau, Vincent Pérez, Isabel Richer, Tim Roth, Jason Isaacs and Colm Meaney. Separate English and French language versions were shot simultaneously. The film cost , making it as of 2004, the most expensive ever made in Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, .... Plot In 18th-century Quebec, Trapper Francois returns to his hometown to visit his father. Unfortunately his father has just died and Francois is clueless in regards to the business he just inherited. He trusts his father's lawyer will take c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Miss C
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Madeleines
''The Three Madeleines'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Guylaine Dionne and released in 2000. The film centres on a road trip undertaken by Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) with Mado (France Arbour), her birth mother with whom she has recently been reunited after being given up for adoption in infancy, and Madeleine (Isadora Galwey), Marie-Madeleine's young daughter. The cast also includes Kathleen Fortin, Maxim Gaudette, Isabelle Blais, Monique Joly, Luc Proulx, Jean-Guy Bouchard, Patrick Goyette, Maxine Visotzky-Charlebois, Christopher Schmitz, Erhardt Schmitz, Anne-Marie Provencher, Micheline Bernard, Molly Garland, Emilie Gélinas-Noble and Charlotte Hoffmann-Archenault in supporting roles. The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight program at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Awards Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
