Robert Ménard (director)
Appearance
Robert Ménard is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 1982 film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi), for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Director at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.[2]
His other films have included Exit,[3] You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle Jeanne),[4] Cruising Bar,[5] Love Crazy (Amoureux fou),[6] Water Child (L'enfant d'eau),[7] Cruising Bar 2,[8] A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre)[9] and Stay with Me (Reste avec moi).[10]
He was married to Claire Wojas, his screenwriting collaborator on nearly all of his films, until her death in 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ Marie-Claude Girard, "Robert Ménard renoue avec le drame". La Presse, October 10, 2009.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
- ^ Matthew Fraser, "Impressive cast can't save Exit". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1986.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "T’es belle, Jeanne – Film de Robert Ménard". Films du Québec, April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Michel Cote Scores Big; Cruising Bar's success has turned actor into a movie star". Montreal Gazette, December 2, 1989.
- ^ "Menard's Amoureux Fou is a thin, tedious rehash". Montreal Gazette, June 4, 1991.
- ^ John Griffin, "Quebec film L'Enfant d'Eau already one of fest's big winners". Montreal Gazette, September 3, 1995.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Cruising at a lower altitude". Montreal Gazette, June 27, 2008.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Bonheur de Pierre, Le – Film de Robert Ménard". Films du Québec, January 27, 2009.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Interconnected vignettes ebb and flow". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 2010.
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