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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer. Leduc began his career in 1961 working as a film critic for the magazine Objectif. The following year, at the age of 21, he was hired as a camera assistant by the NFB. Over the course of the next few years he worked under such filmmakers as Denys Arcand, Gilles Carle, and Don Owen. In 1965 he began working as both Director and Cinematographer; his first film as director was a documentary short entitled Chantal en vrac. Leduc continued his work as Director with his first feature film in 1967 entitled Nomininque, depuis qu'il existe and his first feature documentary film in 1969 entitled Cap d'espoir. The documentary film was "about the muted violence that existed [in Quebec] and the monopoly over news held by Power Corp." and became one of the most famous cases of censorship at the NFB when it was banned by NFB commissioner Hugo McPherson. Leduc continued working on critically acclaimed films throughout the 70s and 80s such as On est loin du soleil (1970), Tendresse ordinaire (1973), and Trois pommes à côté du sommeil (1988). In 1990 he left the NFB and became a freelance filmmaker.[3] In 1992 he directed the film La vie fantôme; the film was named Best Canadian Film at the Montreal World Film Festival and earned a Genie Award for Best Screenplay nomination. Since then he has primarily worked with other Directors as their cinematographer and in 2008 was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier.

Most Famous Work

Bad Girl
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Bad Girl

(2001) Director of Photography
Stardom
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6

Stardom

(2000) Second Unit Director of Photography
Ville-Marie
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Ville-Marie

(1965) Director of Photography
Montreal Stories
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5

Montreal Stories

(1991) Director
Ordinary Tenderness
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9

Ordinary Tenderness

(1973) Director
100% Bio
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100% Bio

(2003) Director of Photography
La vie fantôme
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La vie fantôme

(1992) Writer
When I Will Be Gone...
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When I Will Be Gone...

(1998) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1973 A militant
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Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2004 Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Director of Photography
2003 Director of Photography
2002 Director of Photography
2001 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2000 Second Unit Director of Photography
1999 Director of Photography
1997 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1990 Director of Photography
1987 Director of Photography
1986 Director of Photography
1982 Director of Photography
1974 Director of Photography
1969 Director of Photography
1967 Director of Photography
1965 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Cinematography
1990 Cinematography
1983 Cinematography
1973 Cinematography
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Directing

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1992 Writer
1989 Writer
1984 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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