Denis Héroux

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Denis Héroux OC (born July 15, 1940 in Montreal , Quebec ; † December 10, 2015 there ) was a Canadian film producer and director .

Life

Denis Héroux grew up in Montreal. His original career aspiration was a teacher, but in 1962 he made a documentary with Denys Arcand and Stéphane Venne, called Seul ou avec d'autres, about student life at the University of Montreal , where he studied history to become a teacher. In the same year he graduated and worked as a teacher for six years. During this time he wrote two non-fiction books and directed several films.

Shortly thereafter, he made a name for himself as an independent filmmaker , in particular with the two erotic films Valérie and Wild on Young Buds , which are on the verge of porn .

His breakthrough as a filmmaker came with films like Rebels (1972) and Totally Crazy (1975). As a sought-after filmmaker, he also began to produce foreign films, including The Girl at the End of the Street by Nicolas Gessner and Blood Relatives (1978) by Claude Chabrol . In 1981 he was a member of the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival . In 1982 he produced Atlantic City, USA for Louis Malle, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1982 Academy Awards . But the prize was won by David Puttnam for The Hour of the Winner . In 1984 he founded the film production studio Alliance Films together with Stephen Roth, John Kemeny, Robert Lantos, Andras Hamori and Susan Cavan .

In 1990 he was nominated for a Gemini Award for the miniseries La révolution française . He also won a Genie Award for The Bay Boy in 1985 . He was also nominated in 1982 for Les Plouffe and 1983 for In the Beginning Was Fire .

Héroux was also a film critic and was a member of the Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee . He received the Order of Canada in 1984 .

Héroux died on December 10, 2015 at the age of 75.

Private life

His younger brother Claude Héroux is also a film and television producer.

Filmography (selection)

As a director
  • 1962: Seul ou avec d'autres (documentary)
  • 1964: Jusqu'au cou
  • 1965: Pas de vacances pour les idoles
  • 1969: Valérie
  • 1970: Wild on young buds (L'initiation)
  • 1970: L'amour humain
  • 1971: 7 fois ... par jour
  • 1972: Un enfant comme les autres ... (documentary about René Simard )
  • 1973: J'ai mon voyage!
  • 1973: Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!
  • 1974: Strikebreaker
  • 1975: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
  • 1975: Totally crazy (Pousse mais pousse égal)
  • 1976: The Execution (Naked Massacre)
  • 1977: The Uncanny (The Uncanny)
As a producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Denis Héroux - Northern Stars. (No longer available online.) August 4, 2007, archived from the original on August 4, 2007 ; accessed on January 18, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.northernstars.ca
  2. ↑ Denis Héroux ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
  3. ↑ a b c Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Denis Héroux. (No longer available online.) May 15, 2012, archived from the original on May 15, 2012 ; accessed on January 18, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tiff.net
  4. ↑ Denis Héroux. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .
  5. ^ Décès du réalisateur et producteur Denis Héroux | André Duchesne | Cinéma québécois . In: La Presse . December 11, 2015 ( lapresse.ca [accessed January 18, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Héroux, Denis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film producer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 2015
Place of death Montreal , Quebec