André Forcier
Encyclopedia
André Forcier (born July 19, 1947 in Montreal
) is a Quebec
film director
and screenwriter
. His work has been linked to Latin America
n magic realism
by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality.
He won the Prix André-Guérin in 1990. In 2003, he won the prix Albert-Tessier
for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. He has received six Genie Award
nominations.
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...
) is a Quebec
Quebec
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....
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:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. His work has been linked to Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n magic realism
Magic realism
Magic realism or magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend with the real world. The story explains these magical elements as real occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of...
by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality.
He won the Prix André-Guérin in 1990. In 2003, he won 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...
for an outstanding career in Quebec cinema. He has received six Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
nominations.
Filmography
- 1966: La mort vue par...
- 1967: Chroniques Labradoriennes
- 1971: Le Retour de l'immaculé conception
- 1974: Night cap
- 1974: Bar Salon
- 1976: L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette
- 1979: Albert et Léo en Albinie
- 1983: Au clair de la lune
- 1988: Kalamazoo
- 1990: Une histoire inventéeUne histoire inventéeUne histoire inventée is a 1990 Canadian drama film.-Plot:Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle...
- 1994: Le Vent du Wyoming
- 1998: La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge
- 2004: Acapulco GoldAcapulco goldAcapulco gold is the traditional name of a potent strain of cannabis originating in Acapulco, Mexico. The plant is named after its brownish gold, or gold and green color.-History:...
- 2005: Les États-Unis d'Albert
- 2009: Je me souviensJe me souviens (2009 film)Je me souviens is a 2009 French-Canadian film written and directed by André Forcier and produced by Les Films du Paria.The film is set in 1949, when Maurice Duplessis was premier of Quebec and in the context of a union election in the Abitibi region....
- 2011: Coteau RougeCoteau RougeCoteau Rouge is an upcoming French-Canadian film written and directed by André Forcier and produced by Les Films du Paria.The film is set on the south-shore of Montreal....
External links
- This article incorporates text from the article André Forcier in the French WikipediaFrench WikipediaThe French Wikipedia is the French language edition of Wikipedia, spelt Wikipédia. This edition was started in March 2001, and has about articles as of , making it the third-largest Wikipedia overall, after the English-language and German-language editions...
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