Gilles Carle

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Gilles Carle , OC , GOQ (born July 31, 1928 or 1929 in Maniwaki , † November 28, 2009 in Granby , Canada ) was a Canadian filmmaker . In his four-decade career, he has directed over thirty feature, short and documentary films and has also worked as a screenwriter.

Life

Carle attended the École des beaux-arts and later the École des arts graphiques in Montréal and studied literature and social sciences at the university there from 1950 . He also worked as a critic for various magazines. From 1950 to 1960 he was under contract with CBC / Radio-Canada , where he began researching and writing for films.

In 1961 he made his first film, a documentary about Italian emigrants in Montréal, Dimanche d'Amérique . After further short documentary strips , the feature film La vie heureuse de Léopold Z. was the start of a number of award-winning films. Carle worked for Productions Onyx from 1966 to 1971 until he founded his own company, Productions Carle-Lamy. In the last years of his life he suffered from Parkinson's disease .

Prices

Carle received his first film award in 1965 with the Grand Prix du Cinéma Canadien ; his last in 1989 with the Golden Palm for his short film 50 ans . In 2001 he was awarded the Canadian Prix ​​Jutra for his life's work .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1965: La vie heureuse de Léopold Z.
  • 1971: ... please, please a woman! ( Les males )
  • 1973: Death of a woodcutter ( La mort d'un bûcheron )
  • 1975: Normande and her loved ones ( La tête de Normande St-Onge )
  • 1992: La postière

literature

  • Carle Gilles: La nature d'un cinéaste . Édition Liber, Montréal 1999, ISBN 2-921569-64-7 .
  • Carle Gilles: Scenarios . Boréal, Montréal 2005 (2 vols.)
  1. La vie heureuse de Léopold Z . 2005, ISBN 2-764-60410-6 .
  2. La vraie nature de Bernadette . 2005, ISBN 2-764-60411-4 .
  • Michel Coulombe: Entretiens avec Gilles Carle. Le Chemin Secret du Cinema; de vive voix. Édition Liber, Montreal 2005, ISBN 2-921569-16-7 .
  • Carol Faucher, Michel Houle: Gilles Carle (Cinéastes du Québec; Vol. 2). Conseil québécois pour la diffusion du cinéma, Montréal 1976.

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personal data
SURNAME Carle, Gilles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1928 or 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Maniwaki
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 2009
Place of death Granby , Canada