Roger Fournier (October 22, 1929 - May 31, 2012) was a Canadian writer and television director.[1] He was most noted for his novel Le cercle des arènes, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction and the Prix France-Québec in 1982,[1] and his screenplay for the film A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi), for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1983.[2]
Roger Fournier | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1929 Saint-Anaclet, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 31, 2012 (aged 82) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, television director |
| Language | French |
| Years active | 1960s-1990s |
| Notable works | Le cercle des arènes, A Day in a Taxi |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Prix France-Québec |
He was a longtime television director for Télévision de Radio-Canada, including on the series Moi et l'autre and Bye Bye,[3] and assisted in creating Gilles Vigneault's first concert tour.[3]
Filmography
edit- Inutile et adorable (1963)
- À nous deux! (1965)
- Les Filles à Mounne (1966)
- Journal d'un jeune marié (1967)
- La voix (1968)
- L'innocence d'Isabelle (1969)
- Heads or Tails (Pile ou face) - 1971
- Gilles Vigneault, mon ami (1972)
- La marche des grands cocus (1972)
- Moi, mon corps, mon âme, Montréal, etc. (1974)
- Les cornes sacrées (1977)
- Pour l'amour de Sawinne (1984)
- Les sirènes du Saint-Laurent (1984)
- Chair Satan (1989)
- La Danse éternelle (1991)
- Le retour de Sawinne (1992)
- Gaïagyne (1994)
- Les mauvaises pensées (1996)
- Le pied - contes érotiques et très cruels (1996)
- Le Stomboat (1999)
- Les miroirs de mes nuits (2000)
References
edit- ^ a b "L'écrivain Roger Fournier est décédé". Le Téléjournal, June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
- ^ a b "Roger Fournier (1929-2012): un artiste au destin improbable". La Presse, June 11, 2012.
External links
edit- Roger Fournier at IMDb
- (in French) Fonds Roger Fournier (R11733) at Library and Archives Canada