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Gérard Poirier

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Gérard Poirier

Born February 4, 1930 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died December 19, 2021 · aged 91

Gérard Poirier (February 4, 1930 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at…

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HenryHenry · 2011
Henry
★ 6.52011
MovieDrama
Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in turmoil the day the love of this life, Maria, disappears mysteriously. He'll then discover the inevitable verdict of life.
NénetteNénette · 1992
Nénette
★ 6.01992
MovieTV MovieDrama
Wedding NightWedding Night · 2001
Wedding Night
★ 4.52001
MovieComedy
Florence and Nicolas live happily together. Until the sister of Nicolas them points to a contest you get to win the first prize, a wedding with all expenses paid in Niagara Falls. Without thinking twice, decide to marry. Following on from then occur a series of inexplicable events that will make their relationship is complicated by the discovery of the extravagances of his family
Des souris et des hommesDes souris et des hommes · 1971
Des souris et des hommes
★ 7.51971
MovieDramaTV Movie
Hold on to Daddy's EarsHold on to Daddy's Ears · 1971
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
★ 10.01971
MovieComedy
The tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire that draws its irony from a specific social situation. A typical example of the era's popular comedies based on television and trendy stars, which gave birth to a certain commercial stream in Québec cinema.
A Question of LovingA Question of Loving · 1986
A Question of Loving
★ 4.51986
MovieRomanceDrama
A drama of manners, spiced by light moments, describing the "love stories" of a mother and her daughter. The two women spend a summer together. Madeline, the mother, a professional, independent woman, begins a romantic relationship with an engineer after ending a previous relation. For her part, Renée, her 20-year old daughter, tries to see her father again and dreams of stable love.
MatusalemMatusalem · 1993
Matusalem
★ 6.01993
MovieFamilyFantasy
Fleeing from some other children who want to beat him, Olivier meets the ghost of a Pirate who every hundred years tries to find a parchment. Olivier agrees to help him. But in doing so he is captured by a bunch of pirates. The other children of the village discover a door thru time and space in an old haunted house and decide to rescue Olivier from Captain Monbars' pirates.
Stay with MeStay with Me · 2010
Stay with Me
★ 3.72010
MovieDrama
A little girl and her mother, an old man and his wife, and three couples in search of equilibrium are weakened by a drama that then tightens their bond, making them stronger and closer through adversity.

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