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'''Anne Claire Poirier''' [[Order of Canada|O.C.]] (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter.
'''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 |author1=Kay Armatage |author2=Kass Banning |author3=Brenda Longfellow |authorlink3=Brenda Longfellow |author4=Janine Marchessault |authorlink4=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 nascent 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 |url-status=dead |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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730032328/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1936/year/1979.html |archivedate=30 July 2012 }}</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 |url-status=dead |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=1 August 2018}}</ref>
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 |author1=Kay Armatage |author2=Kass Banning |author3=Brenda Longfellow |author-link3=Brenda Longfellow |author4=Janine Marchessault |author-link4=Janine Marchessault |publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=1999|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 nascent 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726115631/http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |archive-date=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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120730032328/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1936/year/1979.html |archive-date=30 July 2012 }}</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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726115631/http://www.tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/anne-claire-poirier |archive-date=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=1 August 2018}}</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>
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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Anne Claire Poirier
OC
Born (1932-06-06) 6 June 1932 (age 92)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Film producer
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1963-1996

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 nascent 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

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ Kay Armatage; Kass Banning; Brenda Longfellow; Janine Marchessault (1999). Gendering the Nation: Canadia Women's Cinema. University of Toronto Press. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Scream from Silence". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Anne Claire Poirier". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
  5. ^ Canada, National Film Board of, They Called Us 'Les Filles du Roy', retrieved 1 August 2018
  6. ^ "IMDb - Genie Awards (1997)".
  7. ^ "Anne Claire Poirier biography- GGPAA".
  8. ^ "Order of Canada: Anne Claire Poirier". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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