Jacques Giraldeau

Jacques Giraldeau (July 16, 1927 - February 28, 2015) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec,[1] who was known primarily for his films about visual arts and artists.[2] A longtime director, writer and producer for the National Film Board of Canada, he is most noted as the winner in 1996 of the Prix Albert-Tessier, the lifetime achievement award in cinema from the Prix du Québec.[3]

Many of his films were released in a VHS compilation in 1995, and as a DVD compilation in 2009.[4]

Filmography
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 3: The City and Its Region
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 4: The Heart of the City
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 5: The City as Man's Home
  • 1963: Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future
  • 1964: Down Through the Years (Au hasard du temps)
  • 1965: The Shape of Things (La Forme des choses)
  • 1965: Give Me a Hand
  • 1967: Gros-Morne
  • 1968: Les Fleurs, c'est pour Rosemont
  • 1968: Bozarts
  • 1979: La Toile d'araignée
  • 1984: Opéra zéro
  • 1988: Moving Picture (L'Homme de papier)
  • 1989: La Toile blanche
  • 1989: Le Tableau noir
  • 1991: The Irises (Les Iris)
  • 1992: Les amoureux de Montréal

References
  1. Odile Tremblay, "Scruter le passé avec Jacques Giraldeau". Le Devoir, March 31, 2007.
  2. Odile Tremblay, "La mémoire de nos arts visuels s’éteint". Le Devoir, March 2, 2015.
  3. "Prix et distinctions". Lettres québécoises, Vol. 85 (1997). pp. 61–62.
  4. Odile Tremblay, "Treize films du cinéaste québécois passionné d'art disponibles sur DVD". Le Devoir, January 5, 2009.
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