Jacques Giraldeau

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Jacques Giraldeau (July 16, 1927 - February 28, 2015) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec,[1] who was known primarily for his films about visual arts and artists.[2] A longtime director, writer and producer for the National Film Board of Canada, he is most noted as the winner in 1996 of the Prix Albert-Tessier, the lifetime achievement award in cinema from the Prix du Québec.[3]

Many of his films were released in a VHS compilation in 1995, and as a DVD compilation in 2009.[4]

Filmography[]

  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 3: The City and Its Region
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 4: The Heart of the City
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 5: The City as Man's Home
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future
  • 1964: Down Through the Years (Au hasard du temps)
  • 1965: The Shape of Things (La Forme des choses)
  • 1965: Give Me a Hand
  • 1966: (Élément 3)
  • 1967: Gros-Morne
  • 1968: Les Fleurs, c'est pour Rosemont
  • 1968: Bozarts
  • 1979: La Toile d'araignée
  • 1984: Opéra zéro
  • 1988: Moving Picture (L'Homme de papier)
  • 1989: La Toile blanche
  • 1989: Le Tableau noir
  • 1991: The Irises (Les Iris)
  • 1992: Les amoureux de Montréal

References[]

  1. ^ Odile Tremblay, "Scruter le passé avec Jacques Giraldeau". Le Devoir, March 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Odile Tremblay, "La mémoire de nos arts visuels s’éteint". Le Devoir, March 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Prix et distinctions". Lettres québécoises, Vol. 85 (1997). pp. 61–62.
  4. ^ Odile Tremblay, "Treize films du cinéaste québécois passionné d'art disponibles sur DVD". Le Devoir, January 5, 2009.

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