Pierre Patry
Directing
Biography
Pierre Patry (November 2, 1933 – June 7, 2014) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Born in Hull, Quebec, Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright. He was a founding member of the Canadian Association of Amateur Theatre. He joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1957 as a writer on the Panoramique series. Patry was a major force in the beginning of the Quebec feature-film industry in the sixties. He directed three features, most notably Trouble-Maker (Trouble fête) in 1964.[1] He left the NFB in 1963 to co-found the film cooperative Coopératio with Roger Blais and Jean-Claude Lord.[1] Unfortunately, the company shut down after five years because of systemic problems in the financing and distribution of feature films. In 1981 he was a major player in the development of the French language educational television station Canal Savoir. Patri died on June 7, 2014.
Known For
A doctor living in a small mining town discovers that his dissatisfied young wife is having an affair with a truck driver.
Poussière sur la ville
A 23-year-old Canadian wanders aimlessly throughout his wasted life.
A Great Big Thing
A humanity student, Lucien is active in various extracurricular activities. Recognized by his peers, he represents other students in their challenge of college rules and the settlement of the fate of an incompetent professor. He ends up being thrown out of the school. After his mother's death, even though he dates Lise, a young woman with whom he does acting, he has to resist the advances of a homosexual whose death he will accidentally cause.
Troublemaker
The conflicts between Jean, a penniless painter, and his brother Luc, a successful lawyer. Adapted from a novel by Réal Giguère, which revives the Thebiblical story of Cain and Abel. An interesting look at Quebec in the Sixties.
Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit
A misfit desperately looking for the murderer who has just killed his wife.
Rope Around the Neck
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From Office to Box-Office
A film directed by Pierre Patry.
Germaine Guèvremont, romancière
Canadian documentary depicting the ghost towns left behind due to the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River.
Ghosts of a River
This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine, the Chief Justice who died prematurely but left French Canada a legacy of political freedom. Shot entirely in Montreal, the film begins on the day of his death, and flashes back to tense moments throughout his life. French with English subtitles.
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Compilation film of the three shorts: "Caroline", "Françoise", and "Solange dans nos campagnes".
Three Women
Françoise is a talented designer. Her boss does not underestimate her talent and seeks to give her a chance, though is Françoise right to live outside of her home? Shouldn't she return to her husband and child?
Francoise (There Was One Evening ... There Was One Morning)
One of the rare documentaries that allows the viewer to get into the intimacy of a monastery. We are indeed - through the experience of a novice - made to discover the Servantes de Jésus-Marie, their code of practice, their rules and the rhythm of the convent.