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'''Anne Claire Poirier''' [[Order of Canada|O.C.]] (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gendering the Nation: Canadia |
'''Anne Claire Poirier''' [[Order of Canada|O.C.]] (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gendering the Nation: Canadia Women's Cinema|last=Armatage|first=Kay, Kass Banning, Brenda Longfellow, Janine Marchessault|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=1999|isbn=|location=|pages=8}}</ref> Her first film, the black and white surrealist fictional documentary ''De mère en fille'' (1968), critiques social codes of motherhood and investigates the psychological experience of pregnancy. The film had a significant influence on the nascenct feminist movement in Canada. ''De mère en fille'' is the first feature film ever directed by a French-Canadian woman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |title=Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726115631/http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |archivedate=26 July 2011 }}</ref> Poirier's film ''[[A Scream from Silence|Mourir à tue-tête]]'' competed in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1979 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1936/year/1979.html |title=Festival de Cannes: A Scream from Silence |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730032328/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1936/year/1979.html |archivedate=30 July 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> ''Mourir à tue-tête,'' which aboards the subject of rape, remains Poirier's best known film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |title=Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726115631/http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |archivedate=26 July 2011 }}</ref> Her 1974 film ''Les Filles du Roi'' explores a history of masculinity in Quebec.<ref>{{Citation|last=Canada|first=National Film Board of|title=They Called Us 'Les Filles du Roy'|url=https://www.nfb.ca/film/they_called_us_filles_du_roy/|language=en|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> |
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Poirier was born in [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]]. In 1988 she was awarded the [[Prix Albert-Tessier]]. In 1996, she directed the feature-length documentary ''[[Tu as crié: Let me go]]'' to understand the events that led to the murder of her daughter. ''Tu as crié: Let me go'' received numerous awards including the [[Genie Award]] for Best Feature Length Documentary.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDb - Genie Awards (1997)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000276/1997}}</ref> |
Poirier was born in [[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec]]. In 1988 she was awarded the [[Prix Albert-Tessier]]. In 1996, she directed the feature-length documentary ''[[Tu as crié: Let me go]]'' to understand the events that led to the murder of her daughter. ''Tu as crié: Let me go'' received numerous awards including the [[Genie Award]] for Best Feature Length Documentary.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDb - Genie Awards (1997)|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000276/1997}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:11, 1 September 2018
Anne Claire Poirier | |
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| Born | 6 June 1932 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1963-1996 |
Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Her first film, the black and white surrealist fictional documentary De mère en fille (1968), critiques social codes of motherhood and investigates the psychological experience of pregnancy. The film had a significant influence on the nascenct feminist movement in Canada. De mère en fille is the first feature film ever directed by a French-Canadian woman.[2] Poirier's film Mourir à tue-tête competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Mourir à tue-tête, which aboards the subject of rape, remains Poirier's best known film.[4] Her 1974 film Les Filles du Roi explores a history of masculinity in Quebec.[5]
Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. In 1988 she was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. In 1996, she directed the feature-length documentary Tu as crié: Let me go to understand the events that led to the murder of her daughter. Tu as crié: Let me go received numerous awards including the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.[6]
In 2001, Poirier received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in film.[7] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003.[8]
Filmography
Fiction
- La fin des étés (Short film, 1964)
- Le savoir-faire s'impose (Short film, 1971)
- Le temps de l'avant (1975)
- A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête) (1979)
- Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) (1982)
- Salut Victor (1988)
Documentaries
- Stampede (Short, 1962)
- Nomade de l'Ouest (Short, 1962)
- 30 Minutes, Mr. Plummer (Short, 1963)
- Les ludions (Short, 1965)
- De mère en fille (1968)
- Les filles du Roy (1974)
- Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (1989)
- Tu as crié: Let me go (1996)
References
- ^ Armatage, Kay, Kass Banning, Brenda Longfellow, Janine Marchessault (1999). Gendering the Nation: Canadia Women's Cinema. University of Toronto Press. p. 8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Scream from Silence". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Canada, National Film Board of, They Called Us 'Les Filles du Roy', retrieved 1 August 2018
- ^ "IMDb - Genie Awards (1997)".
- ^ "Anne Claire Poirier biography- GGPAA".
- ^ "Order of Canada: Anne Claire Poirier". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
External links
Categories:
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Canadian film producers
- Canadian women film directors
- Canadian screenwriters in French
- Film directors from Quebec
- Canadian documentary film directors
- Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Documentary Film
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners
- Canadian women film producers
- Canadian women screenwriters