Jacques Brel, fou de vivre (2017)
1h 56m
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February 3, 2017Release Date
Jacques Brel, fou de vivre (2017)
1h 56m
Running Time
February 3, 2017Release Date
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Presents archival material as well as interviews with those who were close to Jacques Brel, who died way too young, at age 49. Jacques Brel sings "Madeleine" over the opening credits of this film and immediately the audience is drawn into the intense theatricality of his performance. Left without a choice, they follow his lead, join the chanson and are left sweaty and breathless, just like Brel. Philippe Kohly, a documentary filmmaker who is renowned for profiling artists, created a fascinating portrait of the legendary singer of Flemish descent who became a master of French chanson.
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François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec.His credits have included the films Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre), Unfaithful Mornings (Les Matins infidèles), Les Pots cassés, Winter Stories (Histoires d'hiver), Maman Last Call, Paul à Québec and La Bolduc, and episodes of Urgence, Quai #1, Tribu.com, Miss Météo, Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin, 30 vies and Jérémie.
He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Director at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990 for Les Matins infidèles, and for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards in 1999 for Histoires d'hiver.