Jean Pierre Lefebvre

Directing·Aug 17, 1941·Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Jean Pierre Lefebvre (born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature at the University of Montréal and taught for two years at the Jesuit-run Loyola College in Montreal (now part of Concordia University). He began writing as a film critic, first for Quartier Latin, then for Séquences and Objectif. He directed his first film, a short drama, then three independent features. He joined the National Film Board of Canada and made two films, including the 1968 feature My Friend Pierrette (Mon amie Pierrette), co-starring Raôul Duguay and produced by Clément Perron. Lefebvre was then asked to head the NFB's French-language fiction studio. He began its Premières Oeuvres series, designed to make low-budget shorts and features. Four features and a number of shorts were produced within a year before the initiative was terminated, and Lefebvre left to form his own production company, Cinak, with his wife and editor, Marguerite Duparc. He writes and produces all his own films. Lefebvre was one of the first Canadian filmmakers to receive international acclaim for his work; his film Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça) (1967) was the first Canadian film to be invited to the Cannes Film Festival. He proved to be successful again at Cannes when he received the International Critics' Prize for Les fleurs sauvages (1982) and his film Le jour S... (1984) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section. His 1973 film The Last Betrothal (Les dernières fiançailles) won the prestigious Prix de l'Organisation catholique internationale du cinéma in 1974. Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça (1967), Le Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort (1977), and Aujourd'hui ou jamais (1997) make up his Abel Trilogy; three feature films starring the recurring character of Abel Gagné played by Marcel Sabourin. In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his innovative and high-quality feature films". In 1995 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. In 2013, Lefebvre received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award. Source: Article "Jean Pierre Lefebvre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Film	Credit
Le manuscrit érotique2003 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Preludes2000 · Director	Director
See You in Toronto2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Now or Never1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Fabulous Voyage of the Angel1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Box of Sun1988 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
S As in...1984 · Director	Director
TTo the Rhythm of my Heart1983 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
Wild Flowers1982 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Avoir 16 ans1979 · Director	Director
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
LLe gars des vues1976 · Director	Director
LL'amour blessé1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ultimatum1973 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Pigs Are Seldom Clean1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Last Betrothal1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Backyard Theatre1973 · Director	Director
Those Damned Savages1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Mon oeil1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Q-Bec My Love1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The House of Light1969 · Director	Director
MMy Friend Pierrette1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Straight to the Heart1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Patricia et Jean-Baptiste1968 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Don't Let It Kill You1967 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Revolutionary1965 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer