Pierre Perrault
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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. In 1994 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier
.
Pour la suite du monde
(1963), Le règne du jour (1967), and Les voitures d'eau (1968) make up his critically acclaimed L'Isle-aux-Coudres
Trilogy.
His film La bête lumineuse
(1982) screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 36th Cannes Film Festival
.
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:...
. He directed 20 films between 1963
1963 in film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
and 1996
1996 in film
Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec. In 1994 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier
Prix Albert-Tessier
The Prix Albert-Tessier is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. It is awarded to scriptwriting, acting, composing music, directing, producing and cinematographic techniques. It is named in honour of...
.
Pour la suite du monde
Pour la suite du monde
Pour la suite du monde is a 1963 Canadian documentary film directed by Michel Brault and Pierre Perrault. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival....
(1963), Le règne du jour (1967), and Les voitures d'eau (1968) make up his critically acclaimed L'Isle-aux-Coudres
L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec
L'Isle-aux-Coudres is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix MRC in the Charlevoix area of the Capitale-Nationale region. It is located on and contiguous with Coudres Island , located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence about south from the mainland.The island was named by Jacques...
Trilogy.
His film La bête lumineuse
La bête lumineuse
La bête lumineuse is a 1982 Canadian documentary film directed by Pierre Perrault, about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec...
(1982) screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 36th Cannes Film Festival
1983 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*William Styron *Henri Alekan *Yvonne Baby *Sergei Bondarchuk *Youssef Chahine *Souleymane Cissé *Gilbert de Goldschmidt *Mariangela Melato *Karel Reisz...
.
Filmography
- Icewarrior (1996)
- Cornouailles (1994)
- L'oumigmag ou l'objectif documentaire (1993)
- La toundra (1992)
- La grande allure (1985)
- Les voiles bas et en travers (1983)
- La bête lumineuseLa bête lumineuseLa bête lumineuse is a 1982 Canadian documentary film directed by Pierre Perrault, about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec...
(1982) - Le pays de la terre sans arbre ou Le Mouchouânipi (1980)
- Gens d'Abitibi (1980)
- Le goût de la farine (1977)
- C'était un Québecois en Bretagne, Madame (1977)
- Le retour à la terre (1976)
- Un royaume vous attend (Co-Directed with Bernard GosselinBernard GosselinBernard Gosselin was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.-Biography:Born in Drummondville, Quebec, 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...
, 1976) - Tickets s.v.p (Short, 1973)
- L'Acadie, l'Acadie (Co-Directed with 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...
, 1971) - Un pays sans bon sens! (1970)
- Le beau plaisir (Short Co-Directed with 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...
and Bernard GosselinBernard GosselinBernard Gosselin was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.-Biography:Born in Drummondville, Quebec, 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...
, 1968) - Les voitures d'eau (1968)
- Le règne du jour (1967)
- Pour la suite du mondePour la suite du mondePour la suite du monde is a 1963 Canadian documentary film directed by Michel Brault and Pierre Perrault. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival....
(Co-Directed with 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...
and Marcel CarrièreMarcel CarrièreMarcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.-Biography:Marcel Carrière joined the NFB in 1955 after studying electronic engineering and developed his skills as a sound engineer while working on wildlife films, the Candid Eye series and the work of the newly formed French Unit...
, 1963)
External links
- Biography of Pierre Perrault at the National Film Board of CanadaNational Film Board of CanadaThe 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...