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Claude Fournier is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Editor Canadien born on 23 july 1931 at Waterloo (Canada)

Claude Fournier

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Nationality Canada
Birth 23 july 1931 (93 years) at Waterloo (Canada)

Claude Fournier (born July 23, 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer. He is one of the forerunners of the Cinema of Quebec. He is the twin brother of Guy Fournier.

Claude Fournier worked for Radio-Canada and the National Film Board of Canada before he founded his own film producing company, Rose Films. His 1983 film The Tin Flute was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1988 TV series Les Tisserands du pouvoir (The Mills of Power) won him a Gémeaux Award for best direction of a television drama and a Genie Award for Best Screenplay.

Deux femmes en or (Two Women in Gold) was a quite popular and high grossing sex comedy.

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Filmography of Claude Fournier (12 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.
La Vie privée d'Onyx Films, 52minutes
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Claude Fournier, Denis Héroux

Ce film raconte l’incroyable aventure d’Onyx Films, une des premières compagnies de production de publicités, de films et de séries télévisées au Québec qui domina le marché canadien jusqu’en 1970. Cette année-là, la compagnie obtient un succès sans précédent au box-office avec le film Deux femmes en or qui attire près de 2 millions de spectateurs. Malheureusement, le succès de ce film entraînera la compagnie dans une suite rocambolesque de péripéties financières toutes aussi improbables les unes que les autres.
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
Live Before the Letter, 50minutes
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Denys Arcand, Roman Kroitor, Roger Blais, Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Fernand Dansereau
Rating64% 3.224253.224253.224253.224253.22425
Where does cinéma vérité come from? Who were its predecessors and what did they create? Compelled by the urge to get closer to the people in front of the camera, cinema vérité sprouted in a context of unprecedented creative freedom. Avant-garde techniques and the pioneering filmmakers behind them, notably National Film Board of Canada icon Michel Brault, set the stage for a new movie-making philosophy born in the ‘50s and ‘60s, a philosophy whose influence lives on in virtually every facet of today’s media.

Director

Heads or Tails, 1h43
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Roy Dupuis, Patrick Huard, Arielle Dombasle, Charlotte Laurier, Normand Lévesque, Guy Nadon
Rating59% 2.961512.961512.961512.961512.96151
In order to make money fast to put his company back on track, Dominique (Roy Dupuis) encouraged by his business partner Pierre Sanchez (Patrick Huard) finds a job as an antique dealer for Victor (Normand Lévesque). But soon he realizes that the only way he will keep his job is by pretending he is gay, slowly breaking his marriage with his wife Maude (Charlotte Laurier) and stirring weird emotions from his mother Elisabeth (France Castel).
Les Tisserands du pouvoir, 1h53
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Jocelyn Bérubé, Paul Berval, John Wildman, Denis Bouchard, Jean Desailly, Gérard Caillaud
Rating9% 0.4735830.4735830.4735830.4735830.473583
Le film se déroule au Québec et en Nouvelle-Angleterre où des familles entières de Québécois s’exilent pour aller travailler dans les usines américaines de textile. Exploités, ne parlant pas la langue des patrons, les membres de la famille Lambert et leurs concitoyens luttent pour conserver des conditions de survie pour les leurs. L’intrigue développe leur vie difficile, aux prises avec le mépris et la dureté du gérant d’usine et de son patron d’origine française.
Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte, 2h
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Aurélien Recoing, Anne Létourneau, Gratien Gélinas, Francis Reddy, Denis Bouchard, John Wildman
Rating54% 2.70262.70262.70262.70262.7026
Un ouvrier québécois exilé au début du XX siècle dans les usines de textiles américaines se révolte.
The Tin Flute, 2h3
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Mireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Pierre Chagnon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Charlotte Laurier, Martin Neufeld
Rating63% 3.1802553.1802553.1802553.1802553.180255
En 1940, à Montréal dans le quartier Saint-Henri, la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui ravage l'Europe amène l'espoir d’un terme à la dépression économique, qui maintient jusque-là Saint-Henri dans la pauvreté. Florentine Lacasse y travaille au comptoir-restaurant des Quinze-Cents. Elle remet son petit salaire à ses parents pour aider à la subsistance de sa famille nombreuse. Jean Lévesque séduit Florentine, mais sa pauvre condition ne convient pas à ses ambitions. Il essaie de la faire s'amouracher d'un copain, Emmanuel Létourneau. Le film raconte l'histoire de ces trois relations avec, en arrière-plan, la vie familiale difficile des Lacasse.
Alien Thunder, 1h33
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Donald Sutherland, Gordon Tootoosis, Chief Dan George, Kevin McCarthy, Francine Racette, John Boylan
Rating45% 2.2776252.2776252.2776252.2776252.277625
The plot, based on the true story, follows a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who wants to give an Indian a fair trial for the murder of a fellow officer before he winds up being executed.
Two Women In Gold, 1h46
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Quebec
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Monique Mercure, Louise Turcot, Marcel Sabourin, Donald Pilon, Jean-Vincent Fournier, Réal Béland (père)
Rating46% 2.332722.332722.332722.332722.33272
Deux voisines, exaspérées par le fait que leurs époux ne leur accordent pas une grande attention, ont des aventures sexuelles avec plusieurs hommes, habituellement des livreurs ou autres personnes exerçant leur métier à domicile, comme des réparateurs, etc.

Scriptwriter

Heads or Tails, 1h43
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Roy Dupuis, Patrick Huard, Arielle Dombasle, Charlotte Laurier, Normand Lévesque, Guy Nadon
Rating59% 2.961512.961512.961512.961512.96151
In order to make money fast to put his company back on track, Dominique (Roy Dupuis) encouraged by his business partner Pierre Sanchez (Patrick Huard) finds a job as an antique dealer for Victor (Normand Lévesque). But soon he realizes that the only way he will keep his job is by pretending he is gay, slowly breaking his marriage with his wife Maude (Charlotte Laurier) and stirring weird emotions from his mother Elisabeth (France Castel).
The Tin Flute, 2h3
Directed by Claude Fournier
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Mireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Pierre Chagnon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Charlotte Laurier, Martin Neufeld
Rating63% 3.1802553.1802553.1802553.1802553.180255
En 1940, à Montréal dans le quartier Saint-Henri, la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui ravage l'Europe amène l'espoir d’un terme à la dépression économique, qui maintient jusque-là Saint-Henri dans la pauvreté. Florentine Lacasse y travaille au comptoir-restaurant des Quinze-Cents. Elle remet son petit salaire à ses parents pour aider à la subsistance de sa famille nombreuse. Jean Lévesque séduit Florentine, mais sa pauvre condition ne convient pas à ses ambitions. Il essaie de la faire s'amouracher d'un copain, Emmanuel Létourneau. Le film raconte l'histoire de ces trois relations avec, en arrière-plan, la vie familiale difficile des Lacasse.
Twilight of Love
Directed by Luigi Scattini
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anthony Steel, Pam Grier, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Alain Montpetit, Gerardo Amato, Annie Belle
Rating52% 2.600332.600332.600332.600332.60033
Richard, an elderly director of a Montreal advertising agency, met Dyanne, a young girl who appears to be a perfect model for the launch of a new perfume.

Editor