Luc Picard
Biography: Luc Picard is a French Canadian actor and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961 in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. He is most commonly known for his portrayal of the infamous Michel Chartrand in the biographical TV series Simmone et Chartrand, where he was nominated for Gemini Awards. He stars in the critically acclaimed French Canadian film Un dimanche a Kigali. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luc Picard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: September 24, 1961
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The Collector
2002-02-22
The Collector
Overview: The detective Maud Graham hides her sensibility behind the image of a strong and independant woman. She frequently offers her hospitality to a 16-year-old prostitute, Grégoire, a young man who became her friend. But when the teenager decides to invite a 12-year-old boy who is running away from home, Maud is near illegality. In addition, the detective has to deal with a serial killer who had already killed and mutilated many women. When she understands that the killer is very intelligent and organized, she elaborates a strategy to arrest him. There starts a dangerous game where the two teenagers that Graham is protecting will be implied. The killer is getting closer, revealing more and more of his madness.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-02-22
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8:17pm, Darling Street
2003-08-17
8:17pm, Darling Street
Overview: This is the story of Gerard, an man who miraculy survived to an explosion that destroyed his appartment and killed a lot of people. During the next days, he tries to find out why he survived and why others died.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-08-17
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How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989-02-24
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Overview: A warm summer in Montreal. Two black men, Man and Bouba, share an apartment. Man is an ambitious author, writing on The Great Novel. Bouba is a lazy amateur philosopher who quotes the Koran. Man's habit of picking up young white women makes many young white men jealous...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-02-24
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Savage Messiah
2002-04-26
Savage Messiah
Overview: As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-26
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Detour
2009-07-01
Detour
Overview: For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office. Living with the same wife in the same suburban bungalow, with the same old furniture and is the same old daily routine, his life is a monotonous statement. Things take a sudden turn when Leo has to stand in for an engineer and give a presentation in a small rural community. There, Leo is swept away by Lou, a distressed young woman who takes him beyond the beaten track. This encounter spells a new beginning for Leo, a strange, chaotic journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-07-01
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Babine
2008-11-28
Babine
Overview: The adventures of Babine, the son of a witch and a village pariah, as he ventures forth into the world and narrowly evades death.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-11-28
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Audition
2005-09-23
Audition
Overview: Louis is "repo man" who is no stranger to strong-arm tactics in his work, but he has dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a child. When his cousin helps him get an audition, Louis gets the help of a famous actor to secretly help rehearse his scenes. He doesn't even tell his girlfriend Suzie. But Suzie also has a secret; she's pregnant and doesn't want her child to grow up in an atmosphere of violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-09-23
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A Sunday in Kigali
2006-03-03
A Sunday in Kigali
Overview: In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-03-03
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Les Parlementeries 2010
2010-12-06
Les Parlementeries 2010
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-12-06
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Octobre
1994-09-30
Octobre
Overview: A dramatization of the abduction and murder of a Quebec government minister by a cell of The Quebec Liberation Front. In October 1970, one group from the same organization kidnapped James Cross, the British Trade Commissioner in Montreal. A few days later, a second group kidnapped Pierre Laporte, a minister of the Liberal government. The film tells the story of this last terrorist cell which ended in the cold blooded murder of Laporte.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-09-30
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15 Février 1839
2001-01-26
15 Février 1839
Overview: In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of rebels are still in prison. The morning of February 14, Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier and Charles Hindelang learn that they will be hung in 24 hours, with three others. While they await their death the condemned spend time and consult with companions and loved ones as well as entrust to those their last wills. At dawn, the five Patriots will walk to the scaffold, knowing will they die.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-01-26
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Wetlands
2011-09-09
Wetlands
Overview: On a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships, in the middle of a drought and while the land is parching, a drama will disrupt the life of the Santerre family. Confronted to each other they will have to learn to forgive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-09-09
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Mistaken Person
1995-05-26
Mistaken Person
Overview: Charles Renard, a police officer who has lost his hearing following an ear injury during an operation, is entrusted upon his return to work with the investigation of credit card thefts committed by a woman who uses newspaper classified ads to lure her prey.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-05-26
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Saint-Sacrifice
2023-07-28
Saint-Sacrifice
Overview: He had promised her love and faithfulness until death do them part, but Antoine, the widower, will be willing to lose his soul to be reunited with his wife on the other side.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-28
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The Sex of the Stars
1993-05-26
The Sex of the Stars
Overview: A 12-year-old girl faces a father she hardly remembers after his transition into a woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-05-26
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Cap Tourmente
1993-05-27
Cap Tourmente
Overview: Alex has a deeply troubled mind. He also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family. Why then, has he returned from his merchant seaman job to the rocky coasts of his home? Perhaps he couldn't cut manage to march in his father's footsteps in that job. His mother doesn't seem to mind, and lets him stay at her bed and breakfast hotel. His sister still seems to have the hots for him, just as she does for his (and her) old boyfriend Jean-Louis, who has just shown up. Even his mother seems to find him sexy. All these people appear eager to get their hands on his body, but he's too wrapped up in what's going on inside his head to notice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-05-27
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Les sauf-conduits
1991-05-29
Les sauf-conduits
Overview: A passionate and unpredictable film about three characters in love, Les Sauf-conduits explores the tenuous balance between friendship and romantic love. When three friends set out to break the world’s egg-tossing record, their relationships become increasingly entangled and complicated. In her arresting first film, director Manon Briand crafts poetic images that are striking, fresh and occasionally quirky, and elicits uncannily natural performances from her actors. Les Sauf-conduits garnered several awards on the festival circuit, including the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1992 Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival®) and Golden Sheaf Awards for Best Director and Best Film at the Yorkton Film Festival.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-05-29
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Ésimésac
2012-11-10
Ésimésac
Overview: With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each person will multiply his or her yield by cultivating the land together. At the same time, talk of a new railway line promises to connect Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to the rest of the world and brings the hope of abundance. Riopel, the hulking blacksmith, starts working on the railway track and convinces the locals to invest in his project rather than waste their time playing in the garden. Ésimésac’s big project flounders under the weight of metal. But can he really stop progress?
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-11-10
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Summer Crisis
2013-09-13
Summer Crisis
Overview: In the summer of 1969, Bernard, a Gaspesian fisherman's son, arrive in Perce to fin work. He meets Paul, Jacques and Francis, Quebec Independence activists who have come to open the 'Fisherman's House'. They aim to organize public conferences and offer lodgings to young travelers. A motley crowd of Quebecers from all over the province soon flocks to Perce: artists, hippies, rockers, hitchhikers and the like shake local authorities. Bernard is won over by the trio's ideas and gets increasingly involved in their project. The following year, the will join the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) and play a pivotal role in the Summer Crisis 1969.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-09-13
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The Woman Who Drinks
2001-03-09
The Woman Who Drinks
Overview: On the eve of her final moments, a woman recalls her alcoholic past. She revisits her entire youth, including a binge that, at 46, cost her everything she had: "Loneliness and aging are themes that impose themselves on me, in one form or another. As for alcoholism, it fascinates me because of the revolt it underpins, and revolts me because of the unhappiness it creates around itself.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-03-09
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The Last Breath
1999-03-25
The Last Breath
Overview: A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-03-25
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French Girl
2024-03-15
French Girl
Overview: Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-15
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Ding et Dong : Le film
1990-12-07
Ding et Dong : Le film
Overview: Two harum-scarums who think they are good stand-up comics try to make a career in showbiz, partly for the career, partly to seduce women. They try alternatively the scene, a movie set and TV. They only succeed in making a fool of themselves
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-12-07
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Mobile Étoile
2016-03-25
Mobile Étoile
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-03-25
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Bad Seeds
2016-03-11
Bad Seeds
Overview: Jacques is an actor who runs away to the countryside to escape his gambling debts. He meets Simon, a rough and wily farmer who manipulates him into a business relationship. After a difficult start, the men help each other grow marijuana. They happen to meet Francesca, a sharp young woman who soon embraces their venture. By the time they get to the winter harvest, the three have learned to live together, but outside forces threaten the delicate balance of their little business...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-03-11
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Doublures
1993-01-01
Doublures
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Isla Blanca
2018-03-02
Isla Blanca
Overview: Mathilde returns home after eight years to say goodbye to her terminally ill mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-03-02
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The Fireflies Are Gone
2018-06-30
The Fireflies Are Gone
Overview: The sleepy town where Léo lives doesn’t offer her much chance of self-fulfilment. Extricating herself from her mother’s influence and her constricting environment isn’t easy for the frustrated young woman, yet happiness might be close at hand. A stylistically precise, pop-impressionistic film about a girl’s quest to find out who she really is, featuring the captivating Karelle Tremblay in the lead role.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-06-30
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Nelligan
1991-09-27
Nelligan
Overview: This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Émile Nelligan, one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-09-27
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Confessions of a Hitman
2022-07-20
Confessions of a Hitman
Overview: A paid assassin working for the biker gangs of Quebec outsmarts both the police and the underworld for decades, committing 28 hits over 25 years.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-07-20
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The Saracen Woman
1992-02-15
The Saracen Woman
Overview: Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta own a boarding house where they welcome their fellow Sicilians. One day, as he comes to the defence of one of his boarders, Giuseppe accidentally kills Theo, his French Canadian best friend’s son-in-law. This drama depicts the tensions between people from different ethnic backgrounds and their life-changing impact. Based on a true story, 'The Saracen Woman' paints a portrait of Italian immigration to Quebec and the affinities and conflicts that arose from the clash of two different cultures.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-02-15
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Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis
1999-07-01
Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis
Overview: Elvis Gratton, dead for three days, comes back to life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1999-07-01
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Streetheart
1998-09-14
Streetheart
Overview: Louise is living in Montreal, unemployed. Her sister Paulette often gives her a hard time. She only gets to see her poetry-quoting married boyfriend Julien once a week. She hangs out a lot at the dance studio in her building... Louise decides to offer an hour of her time to strangers on the street. "An hour of myself", to do whatever they want to do. But one hour precisely, that's it. This leads to many different situations, some funny, some sexy, some sad. Louise talks to someone who later turns out to have been an undercover reporter. The reporter anticipates a bad end for Louise...
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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Arsenault and Fils
2022-06-17
Arsenault and Fils
Overview: The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for several generations in Témiscouata, Quebec. The return to the fold of Anthony, the impetuous youngest of the family, then the arrival of Émilie, a radio host who exercises an ascendancy over Anthony and his older brother Adam, will come to test the harmony of the clan.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-06-17
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