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Charles Binamé is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Belge born on 29 may 1949 at Herve (Belgique)

Charles Binamé

Charles Binamé
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Nationality Belgique
Birth 29 may 1949 (74 years) at Herve (Belgique)

Charles Binamé (born May 25, 1949 in Herve, Belgium) is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. In 1971, he began work as an assistant director with the National Film Board of Canada. During the 1980s, he directed commercials in England. C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and his film Eldorado was chosen for the Director's Fortnight at Cannes.

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Filmography of Charles Binamé (10 films)

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Director

Elephant Song, 1h50
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Bruce Greenwood, Xavier Dolan, Catherine Keener, Carrie-Anne Moss, Colm Feore, Cindy Sampson
Rating65% 3.256393.256393.256393.256393.25639
The film stars Bruce Greenwood as Toby Green, an independent psychiatrist who is gradually drawn into a psychological mind game by Michael (played by Xavier Dolan), whom he is interviewing about the disappearance of Green's colleague Dr. Lawrence (Colm Feore). Michael, a disturbed young man, the son of an opera singer and a distant father he has only seen once has an aura of charm about himself and displays signs of rationality and intelligence that draws the doctor deeper into the plot despite warnings by nurse Susan Peterson (Catherine Keener) to keep a distance from the patient.
Cyberbully
Cyberbully (2011)
, 1h27
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Emily Osment, Kay Panabaker, Kelly Rowan, Meaghan Rath, Jon McLaren, Robert Naylor
Rating54% 2.712092.712092.712092.712092.71209
Taylor Hillridge (Emily Osment) is a teenage girl who is being raised by her single mother, Kris (Kelly Rowan), along with her younger brother, Eric (Robert Naylor). She is close friends with two other girls, Samantha Caldone (Kay Panabaker) and Cheyenne Mortenson (Meaghan Rath). Earlier, Taylor made a seemingly innocuous comment to one of her classmates, Lindsay Fordyce (Nastassia Markiewicz), to which Lindsay took great offense.
The American Trap, 1h41
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Rémy Girard, Colm Feore, Gérard Darmon, Dino Tavarone, Serge Houde, Tony Calabretta
Rating59% 2.9927652.9927652.9927652.9927652.992765
Ce film raconte l’histoire du criminel montréalais Lucien Rivard, connu pour s’être évadé de la prison de Bordeaux, à Montréal, à l’aide d’un boyau d’arrosage. L’histoire du film veut qu'il ait été impliqué dans l’assassinat du président américain John F. Kennedy.
The Trojan Horse (miniseries)
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Paul Gross, Rick Cosnett, Greta Scacchi, Martha Burns, Heino Ferch, Tom Skerritt
Rating62% 3.1070953.1070953.1070953.1070953.107095
The story begins while a nationwide referendum is being held to decide whether or not Canada will join the United States. The people of Canada vote to join the U.S., while Prime Minister Tom McLaughlin (Paul Gross) watches the results on the news. Sitting at the house of former Prime Minister Marc Lavigne (Guy Nadon; from H2O), he plots revenge, stating that one day, he would tell Lavigne the fable of "The Mouse and the Frog".
The Rocket
The Rocket (2005)
, 2h4
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Ice hockey films, Sports d'hiver
Actors Roy Dupuis, Michel Barrette, Julie Le Breton, Rémy Girard, Stephen McHattie, Tony Calabretta
Rating75% 3.7945953.7945953.7945953.7945953.794595
The film depicts an era widely considered a cornerstone of the NHL's history. It shows the life of 'The Rocket' beginning with his years as a teenager, his ascension to the Montreal Canadiens, up to the Richard Riot, showing a full spectrum of Richard's career. It ends the year before Richard brought Montréal to an unrivaled record of five Stanley Cup Championships in a row.
Séraphin: Heart of Stone, 1h50
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Pierre Lebeau, Karine Vanasse, Roy Dupuis, Rémy Girard, Céline Bonnier, Robert Brouillette
Rating65% 3.2943053.2943053.2943053.2943053.294305
In a small Quebec community at the end of the 19th century, due to her father's financial hardships, Donalda Laloge (Vanasse) is forced to marry the village miser (also the mayor), Séraphin Poudrier (Lebeau), and to leave behind the young man that she truly loves. Her beloved, Alexis (Dupuis), returns from working at the lumber camps, unaware of these events.
Streetheart, 1h41
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Anne-Marie Cadieux, Pascale Montpetit, Guy Nadon, Rita Lafontaine, Marc Labrèche, Marc Gélinas
Rating63% 3.1854553.1854553.1854553.1854553.185455
Profondément troublée par la mort tragique de ses parents survenue dans son enfance, Louise s'est réfugiée dans une existence plutôt renfermée. Ses seuls contacts avec l'extérieur s'effectuent par les livres, l'amour avec son amant et une relation tendue avec sa soeur Paulette. Mais lorsqu'elle finit par se rendre compte que sa vie lui file entre les doigts, Louise entreprend de s'extirper de sa torpeur. Elle se met alors à accoster des étrangers et propose à chacun d'eux de s'offrir, tant physiquement que psychologiquement, durant une heure
Eldorado
Eldorado (1995)
, 1h44
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pascale Bussières, Robert Brouillette, Isabel Richer, James Hyndman, Macha Limonchik, Pascale Montpetit
Rating69% 3.484193.484193.484193.484193.48419
C'est l'été, il fait chaud à Montréal et on rencontre des gens de tous les horizons : Rita, la gentille sans domicile fixe qui s'installe chez Roxanne; Henriette qui tombe amoureuse de son voisin, Lloyd, présentateur radio obsédé sexuel, un jeune couple, Marc et Loulou, dont la relation est en danger à cause de la liaison entre Loulou et Lloyd, et beaucoup d'autres, tandis que l'été devient de plus en plus chaud...
Chili's Blues
Directed by Charles Binamé
Actors Roy Dupuis, Lucie Laurier, Joëlle Morin, Julie Deslauriers, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Pierre Curzi
Rating60% 3.0022653.0022653.0022653.0022653.002265
Dans les toilettes d'une gare montréalaise paralysée par une tempête de neige, Pierre-Paul surprend Chili, une jolie collégienne, un pistolet dans la bouche. «C'était le 12 du 12... est aussi un hommage à Pierre Mignot, le directeur photo dont la caméra saisit les visages et l'atmosphère avec une acuité particulière.»

Scriptwriter

Séraphin: Heart of Stone, 1h50
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Pierre Lebeau, Karine Vanasse, Roy Dupuis, Rémy Girard, Céline Bonnier, Robert Brouillette
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.2943053.2943053.2943053.2943053.294305
In a small Quebec community at the end of the 19th century, due to her father's financial hardships, Donalda Laloge (Vanasse) is forced to marry the village miser (also the mayor), Séraphin Poudrier (Lebeau), and to leave behind the young man that she truly loves. Her beloved, Alexis (Dupuis), returns from working at the lumber camps, unaware of these events.
Streetheart, 1h41
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Anne-Marie Cadieux, Pascale Montpetit, Guy Nadon, Rita Lafontaine, Marc Labrèche, Marc Gélinas
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.1854553.1854553.1854553.1854553.185455
Profondément troublée par la mort tragique de ses parents survenue dans son enfance, Louise s'est réfugiée dans une existence plutôt renfermée. Ses seuls contacts avec l'extérieur s'effectuent par les livres, l'amour avec son amant et une relation tendue avec sa soeur Paulette. Mais lorsqu'elle finit par se rendre compte que sa vie lui file entre les doigts, Louise entreprend de s'extirper de sa torpeur. Elle se met alors à accoster des étrangers et propose à chacun d'eux de s'offrir, tant physiquement que psychologiquement, durant une heure
Eldorado
Eldorado (1995)
, 1h44
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Pascale Bussières, Robert Brouillette, Isabel Richer, James Hyndman, Macha Limonchik, Pascale Montpetit
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.484193.484193.484193.484193.48419
C'est l'été, il fait chaud à Montréal et on rencontre des gens de tous les horizons : Rita, la gentille sans domicile fixe qui s'installe chez Roxanne; Henriette qui tombe amoureuse de son voisin, Lloyd, présentateur radio obsédé sexuel, un jeune couple, Marc et Loulou, dont la relation est en danger à cause de la liaison entre Loulou et Lloyd, et beaucoup d'autres, tandis que l'été devient de plus en plus chaud...

Producer

Séraphin: Heart of Stone, 1h50
Directed by Charles Binamé
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Pierre Lebeau, Karine Vanasse, Roy Dupuis, Rémy Girard, Céline Bonnier, Robert Brouillette
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2943053.2943053.2943053.2943053.294305
In a small Quebec community at the end of the 19th century, due to her father's financial hardships, Donalda Laloge (Vanasse) is forced to marry the village miser (also the mayor), Séraphin Poudrier (Lebeau), and to leave behind the young man that she truly loves. Her beloved, Alexis (Dupuis), returns from working at the lumber camps, unaware of these events.