Roger Fournier

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(1929-10-22)October 22, 1929
Saint-Anaclet, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 31, 2012(2012-05-31) (aged 82)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationnovelist, short story writer, screenwriter, television director
LanguageFrench
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksLe cercle des arènes, A Day in a Taxi
Notable awardsGovernor General's Award for French-language fiction, Prix France-Québec
Years active1960s-1990s

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]

Works
  • 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)
  • 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
  1. "L'écrivain Roger Fournier est décédé". Le Téléjournal, June 1, 2012.
  2. "Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
  3. "Roger Fournier (1929-2012): un artiste au destin improbable". La Presse, June 11, 2012.


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