Alexis Durand-Brault

Alexis Durand-Brault is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is most noted for his 2017 film It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier), for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Director at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[1]

He previously directed the films My Daughter, My Angel (Ma fille mon ange)[2] and The Little Queen (La petite reine),[3] and episodes of the television series La galère and Au secours de Béatrice. His credits as a cinematographer include the films Heat Wave (Les grandes chaleurs), Personal Distortion (Déformation personnelle), The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq) and Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun).

He is married to actress and filmmaker Sophie Lorain,[4] with whom he co-created the 2021 drama series Portrait-Robot and Sortez-moi de moi.[5]

He directed the 2023 television series Mégantic.[6]

  1. ^ "Plusieurs Québécois finalistes au gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Le Soleil, January 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Relax, people - it's only porn". Montreal Gazette, February 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Behind the shame; La petite reine is inspired by Quebec cyclist Genevieve Jeanson, who admitted taking performance-enhancing substances for years". Montreal Gazette, June 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Je veux profiter des moments qu’il me reste »". Le Journal de Montréal, April 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Richard Therrien, "Distribution tout étoile pour Sortez-moi de moi". Le Soleil, December 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Guillaume Picard, "«Mégantic»: une œuvre chorale profondément humaine et touchante". Le Journal de Québec, February 7, 2023.