Huguette Oligny
Also Known As: Hugette Oligny
Biography: Huguette Oligny (January 31, 1922 - May 9, 2013) was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas, a great pioneer of Quebec theatre, in 1973. Her first marriage to Marcel Alexandre, with whom she had two children, ended in divorce. In 1984 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996. In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Source: Article "Huguette Oligny" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthday: January 31, 1922
Deathday: May 09, 2013
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Gender: Female
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The Book of Eve
Overview: A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-09-01
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The Capture
Overview: Rose hardly ever tells lies. She has a natural elegance and sincerity that few 20-year-old girls possess. However, neither her friends nor her boyfriend know about her difficult past. She’s managed to hide it well, even though she is still haunted by her father’s violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-10-19
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Silver Rivers
Overview: In 2001, the government of Quebec announced a new program to issue permits for the construction of private hydroelectric dams at specific sites. Upset, the population took things into their own hands and decided to act. Citizens formed collectives to protect their waterways, among the most beautiful in the province. This documentary follows several artist and citizen groups who led a crusade to force the Québec government to abandon private hydro-electrical production. It is a thorough inquiry on the environmental impact and other repercussions of such projects.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-10-01
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The Late Blossom
Overview: 30-year-old Quebec City native Gisèle lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with her parents and siblings. One day, tired of being teased by her office mates, she decides to consult a marriage agency to find her soul mate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-02-11
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Amanita Pestilens
Overview: A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-02-01
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La pension des étranges
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-01-17
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Huguette Oligny, le goût de vivre
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-03-19
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Pousse mais pousse égal
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-02-07
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Kamouraska
Overview: A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-07-18
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Les lumières de ma ville
Overview: A beautiful country girl and a seductive nightclub singer vie for the same good-looking man.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-10-05
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Bye Bye Victor
Overview: Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he's waiting to die. Then, into his room, unannounced, rolls the voluble Victor Laprade, who draws out Philippe over the next few months. Victor gives Philippe the gift of experiencing the moment. In return, the well-heeled Philippe organises field trips to dinner and to a botanical garden, and, unknown to Victor, becomes the man's benefactor when Victor's children get stingy. The openly-gay Victor also pushes Philippe to acknowledge feelings he's always kept suppressed.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-09-24
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Premier juillet, le film
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-08-06
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Shooting Star
Overview: Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-06-15
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Louise
Overview: Forty-year-old Joanne Guiberry runs a modest hairdressing salon in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Twice a year, at each solstice, she brightens up her rather dull life by meeting up with her lover. Twice a year, on the other side of the sea, on the banks of the immense St. Lawrence River, three hundred thousand snow geese land with a thunderous roar for a few weeks of feasting during their migration. Like a bridge between the time of the solstices and the time of the birds, there is Manon, a twenty-year-old student, and Louise, a large, wounded goose. Louise and Manon, each in their own way, will experience love and give Joanne a new lease on freedom.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-01-18
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Bonjour là, bonjour
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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