Jean Coutu
Acting
Biography
Jean Coutu (March 31, 1925 – November 1, 1999) was a Canadian actor. Born in Montreal, his career included many movies and TV series in Quebec, including episodes of La famille Plouffe in 1953. He also played in a Disney production Nikki, Wild Dog of the North, becoming one of the few Quebecers of his era to have appeared in Hollywood productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Coutu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
And Hope to Die
A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend for herself amidst bears, the harsh Yukon weather, and a trapper who wants her skin.
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.
Panique
In 1837, in Quebec, against a historical backdrop of rebellion against the English, we follow the sentimental drama of Simon de Bellefeuille and Julie, the chosen one of his heart, destined for another.
A Few Acres of Snow
A Quebec architect, working in Israel, visits a psychoanalyst to learn why he has an insatiable libido.
Seven Times a Day
The lives of two families in Montreal.
The Doves
The appearance is a satirical comedy that mocks the small Quebec people and its excessive religiosity.
The Appearance
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Le Rossignol et les cloches
Linda leaves the modest family home and decides to go off and make a life for herself. She finds a job as a secretary for a married man who woos her, snubs a libertine seducer and finally finds love with Frédéric, a young and handsome millionaire racing driver in his spare time. Alas, the man she tenderly loves ends up marrying another.
La maîtresse
Four couples. They form a circle, are of different nationalities and live in the big metropolises of the world. They are beautiful--a famous painter, a fashion model, a song star. When their profession forces them to move to a city where one of the couples of the circle lives, they share not only their apartment, but also one or the other spouse, as the case may be. Every year, it's a ritual, they all meet for a two-to-three week holiday with one of the couples. This year, they meet in Quebec, in a villa in the Laurentians, near a lake, far from civilization.
Heads or Tails
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.