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Jean-Claude Lord is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Editor Canadien born on 6 june 1943 at Montreal (Canada)

Jean-Claude Lord

Jean-Claude Lord
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Nationality Canada
Birth 6 june 1943 at Montreal (Canada)
Death 15 january 2022 (at 78 years)

Jean-Claude Lord (born June 6, 1943, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most commercial of the Québécois directors in the 1970s and aimed his feature films at a mass audience and dealt with political themes in a mainstream, Hollywood style.

Biography

Jean-Claude Lord began his career as an apprentice to Pierre Patry at Coopératio, working as an assistant director on many films before directing his first feature, Délivrez-nous du mal, in 1965. His 1974 film Bingo exploits the post-October Crisis, post-Watergate paranoia prevalent in North America at the time with considerable panache. It was the subject of an intensive critical debate about its credentials as a left-wing film. He made his first English-language film in 1982, Visiting Hours, a low-budget horror film that still remains a cult favorite. In 1986 Lord worked for the first time in Television on the series Lance et Compte, a series in which he would revisit several times years later. Since then he has worked primarily in television on several other series and Made-for-TV movies.

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Filmography of Jean-Claude Lord (18 films)

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Actor

The Private Life of Cinema, 4h
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Denys Arcand, Paule Baillargeon, Roger Blais, Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Fernand Dansereau

An in-depth two part exploration of the evolution of the private film industry, through the eyes of more than 50 industry professionals. Part one : Artists and professionals from both social and commercial cinema tell the story of the struggle to build a private but Statefunded film industry. Part two : Managers, politicians and professionals talk about the origins of the majors funding institutions and discuss the perverse effects of building a cultural industry on the basis of performance metrics, revenues and private profits.
From NFB to Box-Office, 1h35
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Denys Arcand, Paule Baillargeon, Roger Blais, Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Fernand Dansereau

Partant de la fondation de l’Office national du film du Canada en 1939, ce film met en valeur le travail des artisans du cinéma qui cherchent à réaliser des longs métrages de fiction à l’intérieur de cette institution

Director

Ring of Deceit, 1h24
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Rebecca Mader, Claudia Ferri, Vlasta Vrána, Cameron Bancroft
Rating46% 2.3313152.3313152.3313152.3313152.331315
Experte en art, Madison aide un riche donateurs du musée dans laquelle elle travaille, Jack,à percer le secret d'une bague antique ; d'autant plus que ce bijou pourrait appartenir à sa famille, dépouillée lors de la seconde guerre mondiale. Duperie ou pas, à mesure qu'elle s'approche de la vérité, le danger s'accroît.
North Station, 1h51
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Xavier Morin-Lefort, Roxane Gaudette-Loiseau, Benoît Brière, Catherine Florent, Geneviève Déry, Renée Claude
Rating56% 2.8198752.8198752.8198752.8198752.819875
En 1950, Samuel, un jeune facteur de 14 ans, est sauvé de la mort par un jeune lutin qui le conduit dans les ateliers du Père Noël où il deviendra responsable des postes du monde magique. Quelques décennies plus tard, à la demande spéciale d’une petite fille de sept ans et au risque de sa vie, il reviendra dans le monde des humains avec ses amis pour sauver son amoureuse d’antan de la maladie en la ramenant avec lui dans l’univers féerique du personnage mythologique le plus aimé de la Terre : le Père Noël.
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!, 1h44
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Genres Drama, Thriller, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Michael Paré, Bernie Coulson, Michael Antunes, Marina Orsini, Matthew Laurance, Harvey Atkin
Rating62% 3.101753.101753.101753.101753.10175
Satin Records, which twenty years prior had rejected rock and roll band Eddie and the Cruisers last album A Season in Hell, launches an "Eddie Lives!" campaign to make more money from his image in a publicity stunt, despite them not believing he is alive. The record label re-releases the band's first album, which becomes an even bigger hit than it had on its first release. As seen in the first film, the "lost recordings" from Season in Hell are released and become yet another hit album. In fact, Eddie Wilson is living, and he had simply slipped away following the car crash in which he was believed killed. By that stage in his life, he simply wanted to leave music behind him. The newly generated constant spotlight surrounding his supposed death angers the reclusive rocker, by now living in Canada as a construction worker under the name Joe West.
Mindfield
Mindfield (1989)
, 1h32
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Genres Thriller
Actors Michael Ironside, Lisa Langlois, Christopher Plummer, Sean McCann, Eugene Clark, Harvey Atkin
Rating48% 2.41952.41952.41952.41952.4195
Détective chevronné, Kellen O'Reilly passe beaucoup de temps à organiser une grève des policiers, mais par-ci par-là, des moments de dysmnésie durant lesquels il revoit un mystérieux professeur Satorius le troublent. Lors d'une réunion syndicale, il a une prise de bec avec Sarah, une avocate en droits civils qui poursuit Satorius. Elle accuse Satorius de combiner LSD et électrochocs afin d'induire des patients à tuer, patients dont il lessive ensuite le cerveau. O'Reilly s'introduit dans le laboratoire de Satorius et trouve dans un ordinateur une liste d'assassins, incluant Lee Harvey Oswald. Alors qu'il va confronter Satorius avec cette affaire, il est fait prisonnier. Le professeur et son aide lui font subir des électrochocs afin d'effacer de sa mémoire ce qu'il vient de découvrir.
Tadpole and the Whale, 1h32
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Cétacé, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Actors Denis Forest, Marina Orsini, Lise Thouin, Louise Richer, Claude Grisé
Rating62% 3.1448253.1448253.1448253.1448253.144825
En arrivant à Mingan, sur la Côte-Nord du Saint-Laurent, un couple de visiteurs aperçoit une jeune fille flottant sur la mer. Croyant venir à son secours, ils découvrent que Daphné, 24 ans, est en train d’enregistrer le chant des baleines pour un spectacle. Daphné connaît une relation exceptionnelle avec les baleines et les dauphins qu’elle comprend bien grâce à son ouïe très développée. Mais sa vie risque de basculer quand son grand-père prend la décision de vendre l’auberge du bord de mer.
Toby McTeague, 1h36
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Children's films
Actors Yannick Bisson, Winston Rekert, Evan Àdams, Stéphanie Morgenstern, Tom Rack, Timothy Webber
Rating59% 2.9552952.9552952.9552952.9552952.955295
Toby est un adolescent qui ne se soucie pas beaucoup de l'école. En fait, il a les yeux rivés sur le titre d'une prestigieuse course de traîneaux à chiens. Il devra suivre un entraînement intensif pour le gagner.
The Vindicator, 1h33
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Actors Teri Austin, Richard Cox, Pam Grier, Maury Chaykin, Catherine Disher, Shawn Levy
Rating49% 2.454942.454942.454942.454942.45494
Carl Lehman (David McIlwraith) is a scientist working on a next-generation space suit for the ARC corporation, run by the sinister Alex Whyte (Richard Cox), where all kinds of high-tech research is being conducted. One of these projects is developing "rage program" software that can sense when a user is provoked and take over its brain to destroy the attacker. After Carl confronts Whyte about some suspicious funding cuts, Whyte sends his employee Massey to kill him and disguise the death as a lab accident.
Visiting Hours, 1h43
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Lee Grant, Linda Purl, Michael Ironside, William Shatner, Lenore Zann, Harvey Atkin
Rating56% 2.8495552.8495552.8495552.8495552.849555
Deborah Ballin (Grant), a feminist activist, inspires the wrath of misogynistic psychopath and serial killer Colt Hawker (Ironside) on a TV talk show. He attacks her, but she survives and is sent to County General Hospital.
Chocolate Eclair, 1h47
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lise Thouin, Jean-Louis Roux, Colin Fox, Aubert Pallascio, Suzanne Lévesque, Michèle Deslauriers
Rating59% 2.9681052.9681052.9681052.9681052.968105
Violée par son oncle, Marie-Louise Prenant a eu un fils, Pierre, qu'elle a élevé seule et auquel elle a fait croire que son père était un jeune poète mort peu de temps avant sa naissance. Alors que Pierre a douze ans, Marie-Louise, employée comme hôtesse, fait la connaissance d'un riche Américain qui en vient à vouloir l'épouser. L'enfant accepte mal cette intrusion d'un tiers dans ses relations avec sa mère.
Parlez-nous d'amour, 2h6
Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jacques Boulanger, Benoît Girard, Claude Michaud, Anne Létourneau, Véronique Béliveau, Rita Lafontaine
Rating69% 3.458873.458873.458873.458873.45887
Parlez-nous d'amour dénonce, via le personnage de Jeannot (Jacques Boulanger), le processus d'aliénation des masses mis en place par les émissions de variétés. Il dresse également un portrait particulièrement triste de leur public.