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Michel Brault , OQ (born June 25, 1928 in Montréal , Québec , † September 21, 2013 in Toronto ) was a Canadian cameraman and film director .
Life and accomplishments
In Canada, Brault worked with director Claude Jutra. In California he met the French director Jean Rouch in 1959 , from which the Cinéma vérité emerged. In Europe he devoted himself to direct cinema , a form of documentary film. From 1956 to 1965 he was on the National Film Board of Canada , after which he founded Nanouk Films .
Over 70 films are among his works as a cameraman and over 20 films bear the stamp of his director. He also worked as a screenwriter, film producer, film editor and art director . He was behind the camera in the action film Gnadenlos (No Mercy) (1986) with Richard Gere and Kim Basinger .
Awards and honors
- 1980: Molson Prize
- Brault received Genie Awards for his camera work in 1981 for Weg mit Schaden (Les Bons débarras) and in 1983 for cardiac surgeon Dr. Vrain (threshold) .
- The International Film Festival of Cannes in 1975 , he won for a state of emergency (Les Ordres) in the category Best Director . Various other prizes honor his work.
- 2003: OQ
- At the Prix Jutra 2005 he was honored in a homage .
- At the Toronto International Film Festival 2007 in September 2007 his work will be shown in a Canadian retrospective.
Filmography
Cameraman (selection)
- 1956: La Communauté juive de Montréal
- 1958: Les Raquetteurs
- 1964: All in all (À tout prendre)
- 1973: Kamouraska - A Murderous Love (Kamouraska)
- 1974: State of emergency (Les Ordres)
- 1979: A scream from the silence (Mourir à tue-tête)
- 1980: Away with harm (Les Bons débarras)
- 1981: Cardiac surgeon Dr. Vrain (threshold)
- 1986: Mercy (No Mercy)
- 1987: The Great Land of Small
- 1988: Daffy and the whale (La Grenouille et la baleine)
- 2000: Anne Hébert
Film director (selection)
- 1958: Les Raquetteurs
- 1967: Between the Worlds (Entre la mer et l'eau douce)
- 1974: State of emergency (Les Ordres)
- 1985: A Freedom to Move
- 1989: Marriage of convenience (also: marriage on revocation) (Les Noces de papier)
- 1991: Montréal vu par ... ( La Dernière partie segment )
- 1994: Shabbot Shalom
- 1994: My girlfriend Max (Mon amie Max)
- 1996: Ozias Leduc, comme l'espace et le temps
- 1999: Quand je serai parti ... vous vivrez encore
Screenwriter
- 1963: Pour la suite du monde
- 1967: Entre la mer et l'eau douce
- 1974: State of emergency (Les Ordres)
- 1991: Montréal vu par ... ( La Dernière partie segment )
- 1999: Quand je serai parti ... vous vivrez encore
film producer
- 1980: Le Coq de clocher
- 1984: Zarico
- 1985: A Freedom to Move
- 1987: Le Lys cassé
- 1995: Erreur sur la personne
Film editing
- 1961: La Lutte
- 1967: Entre la mer et l'eau douce
- 1969: Éloge du chiac
Art director
- 1949: Mouvement perpétuel
Web links
- Michel Brault in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography in the Canadian Film Encyclopedia (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brault, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cameraman and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montréal , Québec, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | 21st September 2013 |
| Place of death | Toronto , Canada |