André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to
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magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, even Rabelaisian, portraits of people on the fringe of society, especially in ''Bar Salon'', ''Au clair de la lune'', ''Une Historie inventée'', ''Le Vent du Wyoming'' and ''The Countess of Baton Rouge'', blend observations of minutia of everyday life with elements of fantasy and imaginary.
He became interested in film while still at college, won a
Radio-Canada contest with his first 8-mm film, and in 1966 financed and produced his first 16-mm film.
His wife,
Linda Pinet, has been co-producer and co-writer of many of his films. The two cofounded the independent film studio Les Films du Paria. Pinet was solely a producer, not a co-writer, of his 2024 film ''
Ababooned (Ababouiné)'', although the couple's sons,
François Pinet-Forcier and
Renaud Pinet-Forcier, were co-writers.
Filmography
* 1966: ''La mort vue par...''
* 1967: ''Chroniques Labradoriennes''
* 1971: ''
The Return of the Immaculate Conception (Le Retour de l'immaculé conception)''
* 1974: ''Night Cap''
* 1974: ''
Bar Salon''
* 1976: ''
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette)''
* 1983: ''
Au clair de la lune''
* 1988: ''
Kalamazoo''
* 1990: ''
An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée)''
* 1994: ''
The Wind from Wyoming (Le Vent du Wyoming)''
* 1998: ''
The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)''
* 2004: ''
Acapulco Gold''
* 2005: ''
The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)''
* 2009: ''
Je me souviens''
* 2011: ''
Coteau Rouge''
* 2016: ''
Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)''
* 2019: ''
Forgotten Flowers
''Forgotten Flowers'' () is a Canadian comedy film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2019. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Albert Payette, an agronomist who has lived in seclusion making mead since becoming disillusioned with his forme ...
(Les fleurs oubliées)''
* 2024: ''
Ababooned (Ababouiné)''
Awards
Forcier won the Prix André-Guérin in 1990. In 2003, he won the
prix Albert-Tessier for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. In 2010, he received Canada's
Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts He has received six
Genie Award nominations. In the
2018 Prix Iris, he was honoured with the Iris Hommage for 50 years of contributions to the province's film industry.
In 2024, he was awarded the Prix Denis-Héroux Award at the
28th Fantasia International Film Festival.
References
External links
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Canadian screenwriters in French
1947 births
Film directors from Montreal
Writers from Montreal
Living people
Prix Albert-Tessier winners
Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts winners
Screenwriters from Quebec
Canadian comedy film directors
Canadian film production company founders