Bernard Gosselin
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Bernard Gosselin was a Canadian cinematographer
and documentary
film director
.
, Gosselin studied at the Institut des arts graphiques in Montreal
and then worked as a printer. He joined the NFB's
title department in 1956 to design titles and credits. The French team was in the process of expanding, and he met with many of the talented filmmakers and technicians working there. He then worked as an assistant cameraman, location manager and assistant editor before photographing his first film, Gilles Groulx
's Golden Gloves (1961).
After photographing many of the most notable Quebec films of the 1960s he directed his first feature film in 1971: the odd science-fiction movie for children Le martien de Noël; it was his only fiction film outside of his documentary output. It was working as cinematographer on many films by Pierre Perrault
that began his special interest in the Aboriginal and folk cultures of Quebec. This interest inspired his two most important films as a director: César et son canot d'écorce (1971) and Jean Carignan, violoneux (1975). From 1977 to 1980 Gosselin in collaboration with Léo Plamondon photographed and/or directed a series of short films on traditional Quebecois craftspeople for the NFB titled La belle ouvrage.
Bernard Gosselin won a Canadian Film Award
in 1968 for his black-and-white cinematography on Perrault's Le Règne du jour (1966). He died on March 20, 2006 in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Biography
Born in Drummondville, QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Gosselin studied at the Institut des arts graphiques in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and then worked as a printer. He joined the NFB's
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
title department in 1956 to design titles and credits. The French team was in the process of expanding, and he met with many of the talented filmmakers and technicians working there. He then worked as an assistant cameraman, location manager and assistant editor before photographing his first film, Gilles Groulx
Gilles Groulx
Gilles Groulx was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-collar environment too stultifying...
's Golden Gloves (1961).
After photographing many of the most notable Quebec films of the 1960s he directed his first feature film in 1971: the odd science-fiction movie for children Le martien de Noël; it was his only fiction film outside of his documentary output. It was working as cinematographer on many films by Pierre Perrault
Pierre Perrault
Pierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec...
that began his special interest in the Aboriginal and folk cultures of Quebec. This interest inspired his two most important films as a director: César et son canot d'écorce (1971) and Jean Carignan, violoneux (1975). From 1977 to 1980 Gosselin in collaboration with Léo Plamondon photographed and/or directed a series of short films on traditional Quebecois craftspeople for the NFB titled La belle ouvrage.
Bernard Gosselin won a Canadian Film Award
Canadian Film Award
The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually except in 1974 when Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation that year....
in 1968 for his black-and-white cinematography on Perrault's Le Règne du jour (1966). He died on March 20, 2006 in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,537. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established officially in 1855...
Features
- Le martien de Noël (Fiction, 1971)
- Jean Carignan, violoneux (1975)
- Un royaume vous attend (Co-Directed with Pierre PerraultPierre PerraultPierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec...
, 1975) - La veillée des veillées (1976)
- L'Anticoste (1986)
- L'arche de verre (1994)
Shorts
- Le jeu de l'hiver (Co-Directed with Jean Dansereau, 1961)
- Les voyageurs (1964)
- Le beau plaisir (Co-Directed with Pierre PerraultPierre PerraultPierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec...
and Michel BraultMichel BraultMichel Brault, OQ is a Quebec cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s...
, 1968) - Capture (aka The Catch, 1969)
- L'odyssée du Manhattan (1970)
- Passage au Nord-Ouest (1970)
- César et son canot d'écorce (1971)
- Les raquettes des Atcikameg (1973)
- Les boeufs de labour (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Le pain d'habitant (1re partie) - Construction du four (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Le pain d'habitant (2e partie) - La caisson (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1977) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Armand Hardy, menuisier-tonnelier (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Le discours de l'armoire (1978) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- La fonderie artisanale (1978) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Léo Corriveau, maréchal-ferrant (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Les meuniers de Saint-Eustache (Co-Directed with Léo Plamondon, 1978) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Les bottes sauvages (1980) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Le canot à Renald à Thomas (1980) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Extraits de la veillée des veillées (1980) (La Belle Ouvrage series)
- Vues de l'île d'Anticosti (1987)
- Dire de compagnons (1989)
- En r'montant l'escalier (1989)
- L'aventure Biodôme (1995) (Abridged version of L'arche de verre)