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Jacques Leduc is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Director of Photography and Cinematography Canadien born on 25 november 1941 at Montreal (Canada)

Jacques Leduc

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Nationality Canada
Birth 25 november 1941 (82 years) at Montreal (Canada)
Awards Prix Albert-Tessier

Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.

Biography

Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine Objectif. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a camera assistant by the NFB. Over the course of the next few years he worked under such filmmakers as Denys Arcand, Gilles Carle, and Don Owen. In 1965 he began working as both Director and Cinematographer; his first film as director was a documentary short entitled Chantal en vrac. Leduc continued his work as Director with his first feature film in 1967 entitled Nomininque, depuis qu'il existe and his first feature documentary film in 1969 entitled Cap d'espoir. The documentary film was "about the muted violence that existed [in Quebec] and the monopoly over news held by Power Corp." and became one of the most famous cases of censorship at the NFB when it was banned by NFB commissioner Hugo McPherson.

Leduc continued working on critically acclaimed films throughout the 70s and 80s such as On est loin du soleil (1970), Tendresse ordinaire (1973), and Trois pommes à côté du sommeil (1988). In 1990 he left the NFB and became a freelance filmmaker. In 1992 he directed the film La vie fantôme; the film was named Best Canadian Film at the Montreal World Film Festival and earned a Genie Award for Best Screenplay nomination. Since then he has primarily worked with other Directors as their cinematographer and in 2008 was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier.

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Filmography of Jacques Leduc (14 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.
My Eye for a Camera, 1h15
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Autobiographical documentary films
Actors Jacques Leduc

Fascinated by the power of the camera and obsessed with the theories of Russian film pioneer Dziga Vertov, a filmmaker decides to get a camera eye to replace the real eye he lost as a child. This visionary quest begins on the operating table where a surgeon grafts a prototype ocular implant into his eye socket. Seeking a microscopic camera that could be incorporated into his artificial eye so he could secretly film whatever he sees, the filmmaker explores the futuristic technology that could make this possible, while revisiting chapters of his own past.
Réjeanne Padovani, 1h33
Directed by Denys Arcand
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Gabriel Arcand, Luce Guilbeault, René Caron, Hélène Loiselle, Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Frédérique Collin
Roles A militant
Rating76% 3.8148853.8148853.8148853.8148853.814885
Des politiciens corrompus se réunissent chez Vincent Padovani, un parrain de la mafia. Ils célèbrent les bénéfices qu’ils retirent de leur entente complice dans la construction d’une autoroute qui doit être inaugurée le lendemain. Pendant qu’ils festoient autour d’un repas bien arrosé, leurs gardes du corps boivent et jouent au sous-sol. Arrive Réjeanne, la femme de Padovani, qui vient briser la rencontre joyeuse entre amis. Quelques années plus tôt, celle-ci a quitté son mari pour un juif rival vivant aux États-Unis. Elle revient dans l’objectif d’une reprise du couple. Pendant ce temps, ailleurs dans la ville, on prépare une manifestation pour dénoncer les expropriations entraînées par la construction de l’autoroute.

Director

La vie fantôme, 1h38
Directed by Jacques Leduc
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Ron Lea, Pascale Bussières, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rita Lafontaine, Tobie Pelletier, Jean-Guy Bouchard
Rating66% 3.310413.310413.310413.310413.31041
Un homme tente d'harmoniser sa vie entre sa femme et sa maîtresse.
Montreal Stories, 2h5
Directed by Denys Arcand, Michel Brault, Atom Egoyan, Jacques Leduc, Léa Pool, Patricia Rozema
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Denys Arcand, Michel Barrette, Maury Chaykin, Rémy Girard, Paule Baillargeon, Domini Blythe
Rating60% 3.04313.04313.04313.04313.0431
Desperanto (Patricia Rozema) - Utilisant un français sommaire, une jeune torontoise fait l’expérience de la vie nocturne à Montréal.
The Last Glacier
Directed by Jacques Leduc, Roger Frappier
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Actors Robert Gravel
Rating68% 3.434393.434393.434393.434393.43439
Quand Raoul perd son emploi à la mine parce que cessent ses opérations, ça fait dix ans qu'il est installé à Schefferville avec Carmen et leur fils Benoît. Aujourd'hui, les pionniers sont obligés de quitter la terre de leurs enfants et laissent derrière eux les traces impérissables de la prospérité passagère. Un documentaire-fiction sur la fermeture de Schefferville.
Far from the Sun
Directed by Jacques Leduc
Genres Drama
Actors Pierre Curzi, Claude Jutra, Marthe Nadeau, Marcel Sabourin
Rating65% 3.2727253.2727253.2727253.2727253.272725
Long métrage de fiction inspiré de la vie du Frère André, grand mystique montréalais. Chacun personnage y incarne un aspect du Frère André et marque le lien intime qui l'unit à la société et qui a rendu possible le phénomène qu’il représente.

Scriptwriter

The Last Glacier
Directed by Jacques Leduc, Roger Frappier
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Actors Robert Gravel
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.434393.434393.434393.434393.43439
Quand Raoul perd son emploi à la mine parce que cessent ses opérations, ça fait dix ans qu'il est installé à Schefferville avec Carmen et leur fils Benoît. Aujourd'hui, les pionniers sont obligés de quitter la terre de leurs enfants et laissent derrière eux les traces impérissables de la prospérité passagère. Un documentaire-fiction sur la fermeture de Schefferville.
Sweet Inquest on Violence, 1h38
Directed by Gérard Guérin
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Lonsdale, Jeanne Herviale, Emmanuelle Debever, Robert Kramer, Walter Emanuel Jones
Rating56% 2.827322.827322.827322.827322.82732
Séquestré par des terroristes dans une tour désaffectée de banlieue, un financier - Ash - parvient à communiquer avec l'extérieur par lettres ou vidéos diffusées par les médias. Un groupe de cinéastes se lance à sa recherche en même temps que la police.

Cameraman

Stardom
Stardom (2000)
, 1h40
Directed by Denys Arcand
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Documentary
Themes Films about television
Actors Jessica Paré, Dan Aykroyd, Macha Grenon, Joanne Vannicola, Charles Berling, Frank Langella
Roles Second Unit Director of Photography
Rating57% 2.851572.851572.851572.851572.85157
Le film raconte l'histoire d'une jeune fille qui essaie de faire face à sa célébrité après sa découverte par une agence de mannequin.
Four Women of Egypt
Directed by Tahani Rached
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.6285253.6285253.6285253.6285253.628525
The film opens with four middle aged women walking on a bridge at the barrages south of Cairo, Egypt. The four women speak throughout the film about Egypt, its politics, culture, and Islam, the most popular religion in the country. They connect the politics and ideologies of past and present with their own experience. The four women are friends and were born under the colonial occupation of Egypt. They share their memories that span five decades throughout the film. The four women were political prisoners under the regime of Anwar Sadat.
My Friend Pierrette, 1h8
Directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Genres Drama, Romance
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3451953.3451953.3451953.3451953.345195
Un jeune couple vit son amour naissant au chalet familial lorsqu'intervient un étranger.

Team

Forest Alert
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues
Roles Cinematography
Rating75% 3.752283.752283.752283.752283.75228
La forêt a toujours été une source de matière première considérée tellement riche qu'elle en est quasi-inépuisable. Alors que le discours officiel assure que le patrimoine forestier demeurera, malgré l'industrialisation, la population ignore les effets néfastes de la coupe à blanc sur de grandes étendues du territoire québécois.