Dany Laferrière
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Adult: No
Birthday: April 13, 1953
Age: 72 years old
Gender: Male
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The Red Violin
Overview: 300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Music Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1998-11-13
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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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Red Nose
Overview: During the Christmas holiday season, Félix and Céline find themselves working as volunteers for the drive-home service Opération Nez Rouge. Right from the first, Félix falls for Céline. But Céline doesn't feel the same way: she can't forget the fact that Félix once wrote a scathing review of her first piece of writing, crushing her literary ambitions in the process. Worse, Félix doesn't even remember her name. Céline decides to take her revenge. Just as things seem to be going from bad to worse for Félix, Céline realizes that he is vulnerable, tender... and madly in love with her. She is ready to surrender to love... but a chance encounter causes her to wonder whether Félix isn't playing some twisted love game.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-11-28
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A State of Blackness: Aimé Césaire’s Way
Overview: Documentary exploring the thought and work of Aimé Césaire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Le cri du rhinocéros
Overview: Marc Labrèche, the Director of this documentary, himself an author, actor and host, meets other creators to ask them these questions that inhabit him. Do artists have an expiry date? Do we create our best works in our youth or, on the contrary, does experience allow us to develop a greater mastery of our medium? In this respect, are there important differences between the different forms of art such as music, cinema and literature?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-11-27
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Une identité dans la diversité
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-09-19
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Crise d'identité
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-12-07
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My Only Love
Overview: The unexpected acquaintance with a young prostitute helps the venerable writer to overcome writer's block. Quite shocking story of her life inspires him for a new book.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-01-23
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