Denys Arcand
- Directing
- June 25, 1941 · Deschambault, Quebec, Canada
Biography
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ (born June 25, 1941) is a French-Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer based in Montreal, who crafts deeply personal and thought-provoking films, earning international acclaim. His career began with features like "Une Maudite Galette" (1972) and "Gina" (1975), exploring diverse narratives. "The Decline of the American Empire" (1986) depicted Quebecois intellectuals tackling issues of sexuality, success, and intimacy, winning critical acclaim, nine Genies, and a Cannes Fipresci prize. "Jesus of Montreal" delved into the lives of Montreal artists portraying biblical figures, blending day-to-day struggles with religious performances. Arcand's film "Stardom" satirized fame, closing Cannes 2000 and opening TIFF, a rare honour for Canadian cinema. "The Barbarian Invasions," a sequel to his earlier work, earned Arcand an Oscar, Cannes prizes, French Cesars, and Quebec Jutra awards, solidifying his cinematic legacy.
Known for
Filmography
- Santa Claude
- À la lumière du soir · Self
- Good Men · Self
- At the End of Nothing at All · Self
- Testament · Director, Screenplay
- La plus belle province · Narrator (Voice)
- Forgotten Flowers · Captain
- Le cri du rhinocéros · Self
- The Fall of the American Empire · Director, Writer
- Le prix du paradis · Narrator
- Kiss Me With All Your Love · Édouard Montpetit
- Stealing Alice
- Burghers of Vancouver · Director, Writer
- Ti-Mé Show · Self
- An Eye for Beauty · Director, Writer
- Les pêcheurs · Denys Arcand
- Les bobos · Denys Arcand
- The Private Life of Cinema · Self
- Barney's Version · Maitre'D at Ritz
- En audition avec Simon · Denys Arcand
- From Office to Box-Office · Denys Arcand
- Days of Darkness · Director, Screenplay
- Achieving the Unachievable · Self
- Rebels with a Camera · Self
- Shooting Star · Propriétaire du bar
- Lost & Profound · Producer
- Tout le monde en parle · Self
- Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche · Self
- The Barbarian Invasions · Unionist (uncredited), Director
- Les héritiers du mouton noir
- Viens voir les comédiens · Self
- Stardom · Director, Writer
- Poverty and Other Delights · Director
- Love & Human Remains · Director
- Ma soeur, mon amour · Screenplay
- Léolo · Director
- The Black Sheep · Self
- Montreal Stories · Denys Arcand, Director
- Letters of a Portuguese Nun · Director, Screenplay
- Jesus of Montreal · Juge, Director
- The Magical Eye · Self
- Nulle part ailleurs · Self
- Night Zoo · Man at peep-show
- The Decline of the American Empire · Director, Screenplay
- Cinéma, cinéma · Self
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe · Director, Scenario Writer
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe · Director, Screenplay
- Empire, Inc. · Director, Creator
- Comfort and Indifference · Director, Writer
- Duplessis · Writer
- The Struggle of Hospital Workers · Director
- La Tête de Normande St-Onge · Jean-Paul
- Gina · Director, Editing
- Spécial cinéma · Self
- Pigs Are Seldom Clean · Rocket
- Réjeanne Padovani · Sam Tannebaum's Bodyguard (uncredited), Writer
- Quebec: Duplessis and After... · Narrator, Director
- Dirty Money · Un détective, Director
- Mon oeil
- Cotton Mill, Treadmill · Director
- C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier · (uncredited)
- Between Sweet and Salt Water · Writer
- Atlantic Parks · Director, Editing
- Nominingue... depuis qu'il existe
- Volleyball · Director, Editing
- Montréal un jour d'été · Director, Producer
- Ville-Marie · Director
- The Road to the West · Director, Writer
- Jusqu'au cou · Writer
- Supports and Suspensions · Writer
- Parallels and the Great Sun · Writer
- Champlain · Director, Writer
- Springboard to the Sun · Writer
- Québec 1603 - Samuel de Champlain · Director, Writer
- Alone or with Others · Director, Writer
- East of Eaton · Director
- Le documentaire selon Denys Arcand