Gabriel Pelletier (born 1958 in

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film and television director. He is best known for his 1996 film '' Karmina'', for which he was a

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nominee for

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at the

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in 1997. His other credits have included the films '' L'Automne sauvage'', '' Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)'', ''

My Aunt Aline ''My Aunt Aline'' () is a 2007 Canadian comedy film directed by Gabriel Pelletier. Plot Geneviève Saint-Louis ( Sylvie Léonard) is a successful career woman who does nothing but work. One day, her aunt Aline (Béatrice Picard) shows up unexpecte ...

'', '' Shadows of the Past'', ''

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'' and '' Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau)'', and episodes of the television series ''

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''. He has also directed music videos for

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Richard Séguin Richard Séguin (born March 27, 1952, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Québec Canada) is a Québécois songwriter, musician and singer. His music career began in the 1970s with the duo Les Séguin, with his twin sister Marie-Claire. The duo achieved ...

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, Marie-Denise Pelletier,

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Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie (; born Daniel Joseph-Hubert-Gérald Lavoie, March 17, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and singer best known for his song " Ils s'aiment" and the role of Frollo in musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. He releases albums and pe ...

. In 2014, he signed to direct a film adaptation of

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's 1997 novel '' Vaporetto 13''."Gabriel Pelletier adaptera Vaporetto 13"
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