Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian

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and

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. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film ''

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'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where

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won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977

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s. He was nominated (but did not win) for the

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in 1986, 1992 and 2003 for his films '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', '' Being at Home with Claude'' and '' The Collector (Le Collectionneur)'', respectively. Actress Domini Blythe (1947–2010) was his partner of more than 20 years.Domini Blythe obituary '' London Independent'', 23 February 201

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Early career

Jean Beaudin received a diploma from Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montreal and studied at the School of Design in

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. He first joined the

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in 1964, working initially in the animation studios, then subsequently directing

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. He made a number for a mathematical series, then ''Veritge'', a psychological study, before he directed his first feature, ''Stop'', in 1971. Although Beaudin took a few shots at wild and visionary moviemaking, he was best known for the restrained performances and fastidious visuals of pictures such as his 1977 masterpiece ''J.A. Martin, photographe'', which has been consistently nominated by critics as one of the best Canadian features ever made. Since ''J.A. Martin'', Beaudin's career was focused exclusively in Quebec with ''Cordélia'', ''Mario'', the film version of the stage hit ''Being at Home with Claude'', and the hugely popular television series, ''Les Filles de Caleb''.

Filmography

Features and shorts

*''Stop'' - 1971 *''The Possession of Virginia (Le diable est parmi nous)'' - 1972 *''Les indrogables'' - 1972, short film *''Trois fois passera'' - 1973, short film *''Par une belle nuit d'hiver'' - 1974, short film *''Cher Théo'' - 1975, short film *''

(J.A. Martin, photographe)'' - 1977 *'' Cordélia'' - 1979 *''

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'' - 1984 *'' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'' - 1985 *''La bioéthique: une question de choix - L'homme à la traîne'' - 1986, short film *'' Being at Home with Claude'' - 1992 *'' Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)'' - 1998 *'' The Collector (Le Collectionneur)'' - 2002 *''

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, ...

(Nouvelle-France)'' - 2004 *'' Without Her (Sans elle)'' - 2006

Other work

*''Géométrie'' (Documentary series, 1966) *''Mathématiques'' (Documentary series, 1967) *'' Vertige'' (Documentary short, 1969) *''Et pourquoi pas?'' (Documentary short, 1969) *'' Games of the XXI Olympiad (Jeux de la XXIe olympiade)'' (Documentary Co-Directed with

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, Georges Dufaux, and

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, 1977) *''Une journée dans les parcs nationaux'' (Documentary short, 1979) *'' Mount-Royal'' (TV series, 1987) *''L'or et le papier'' (TV series, 1989) *''

Les filles de Caleb ''Les Filles de Caleb'' is a Quebec TV series of 20 one-hour episodes, created by Jean Beaudin, based on the eponymous novel of Arlette Cousture,W.H. New. A History of Canadian Literature'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 6 August 2003. . p. 344– ...

'' (TV series, 1990–1991) *''Shehaweh'' (TV mini-series, 1992) *'' Les minutes du patrimoine'' (TV series, 1993) *''Craque la vie!'' (TV movie, 1994) *''Miséricorde'' (TV mini-series, 1994) *''Ces enfants d'ailleurs'' (TV mini-series, 1997) *'' The Hunger'' (TV series, 1998) *'' Big Wolf on Campus'' (TV series, 2000) *''Willie'' (TV mini-series, 2000)

References

External links

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National Film Board of Canada website (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudin, Jean 1939 births 2019 deaths Film directors from Montreal Writers from Montreal Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian film editors Film producers from Quebec National Film Board of Canada people Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Best Editing Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Governor General's Award winners Directors of Genie Award winners for Best Theatrical Short Screenwriters from Quebec