Lothaire Bluteau Movies
One of Canada's leading actors, Lothaire Bluteau has repeatedly been hailed for his ability to capture the emotional pain of the characters he plays. The Quebec-born Bluteau began appearing in Canadian films in the early 1980s, and since then, his career has included a roster of diverse projects for international cinema, television, and stage. In 1989, the actor first came to the attention of an international audience with his performance in Denys Arcand's Jesus of Montreal. His turn as an actor who may or may not be Jesus won him a Genie, Canada's equivalent of the Oscar. After gaining additional acclaim two years later for his performance in Bruce Beresford's Black Robe, Bluteau worked on a diverse series of films. He appeared in supporting roles in Orlando (1992), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and The English Patient (1996) and in leads in a number of other films. While these films allowed him to demonstrate his talent, it was his work in Le Confessionnal (1994) and Bent (1997) that gave audiences the best grasp of the actor's gifts. Playing a photographer trying to come to grips with his family in the former and a gay concentration camp inmate in the latter, Bluteau communicated both pain and beauty with uncanny grace. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide- 1987
When handsome, magnetic and a bit of a rogue, young Steven Brown returns to his hometown on the Gaspé peninsula in Quebec in 1936 after wandering around the world a bit, his added glamor sets many a female heart pounding. However, this same town is noteworthy for its claustrophobic air of moralistic repression, and one result of his return is an outbreak of crimes of passion, including a couple of rapes. In fact, for a short time it looks like his entire town is out to destroy itself. Somehow the young man survives to tell this tale as an old man, reliving his memories through flashbacks. This sensitively crafted film is based on a novel by Anne Hébert, and all the English characters in it were recast as French-speaking. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Banner, Charlotte Valandrey, (more)
- 1984
Continuing a saga that began with his previous, 1978 film, Vautours director Jean-Claude Labrecque returns with the French Canadian, Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte) and puts him in the context of the growing separatist movement in the late 1960s in Quebec. At that time, supporters of an independent Quebec began to consolidate their power under the Parti Québecois -- and the story of Louis and his wife Claudette (Anne-Marie Provencher) are meant to illustrate this watershed in Quebec's history. As the film begins, Claudette and Louis are about to get married -- and their wedding day significantly coincides with preparations for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Years later, they are well-established in Montreal and are enjoying visits from their family -- and then their lives start to deteriorate. Louis is suddenly out of work, and as he faces the difficulties of finding another job -- and of living precariously -- he becomes more radical, less accepting of the status quo. Although Labrecque's Années de Rêves is of excellent quality in all departments, the downbeat second half of the film and the subtly anti-separatist stance will not play equally well to all audiences. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anne-Marie Provencher, Gilbert Sicotte, (more)
