Jean Beaudin

Jean Beaudin
Born(1939-02-06)6 February 1939
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died18 May 2019(2019-05-18) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1966–2019

Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed 20 films since 1969. His film J.A. Martin Photographer, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress.[2] The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards. He was nominated (but did not win) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986, 1992 and 2003 for his films The Alley Cat (Le Matou), Being at Home with Claude and The Collector (Le Collectionneur), respectively.[3]

Actress Domini Blythe (1947–2010) was his partner of more than 20 years.[4]

  1. ^ "Le cinéaste Jean Beaudin est décédé". ledevoir.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: J.A. Martin Photographer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  3. ^ Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-8020-3512-4. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ Domini Blythe obituary London Independent, 23 February 2011.[1]