Denise Bombardier

Acting

Denise Bombardier

Born January 18, 1941 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died July 4, 2023 · aged 82

Denise Bombardier, CM CQ (January 18, 1941 – July 4, 2023) was a journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television station Radio-Canada for over 30 years. Bombardier was noted for her standard French, in particular her European-norm pronunciation.

Known For

Between Sweet and Salt WaterBetween Sweet and Salt Water · 1967
Between Sweet and Salt Water
6.01967
MovieDramaMusic
A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He achieves fame, but it comes at a price.
Alice's OdysseyAlice's Odyssey · 2002
Alice's Odyssey
5.42002
MovieComedy
After reading a bedtime story to her daughter, Alice Tremblay leaves her daughter's room and enters her own fairytale.
Roméo et JulietteRoméo et Juliette · 2006
Roméo et Juliette
4.72006
MovieDramaRomance
Juliette, 15, is the only child of an eminent judge and has had the best of education in the best of schools. Her father is in the limelight because he’s been chosen to preside over one of the most important trials of the past 10 years: the case of Réal Lamontagne, a notorious criminal accused of killing a child. Roméo, 17, is the son of the accused. Even though they come from diametrically opposed universes, Juliette and Roméo fall for each other.
Amanita PestilensAmanita Pestilens · 1973
Amanita Pestilens
6.51973
MovieDramaFantasy
A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.
When I Will Be Gone...When I Will Be Gone... · 1998
When I Will Be Gone...
9.01998
Movie
Jacques Leduc directed and co-scripted (with Jacques Marcotte) this Canadian-French co-production, a drama about an aging Montreal woman, Caroline (Annie Girardot), in her 60s and contemplating impending death. She destroys old correspondence, cleans her apartment by putting furniture in the street, and looks back on her life (as revealed via flashbacks and a film crew interviewing her daughters). Caroline's brief marriage to an Englishman gave her one daughter, successful businesswoman Rachel (Domini Blythe), and an affair with a rebel in the Congo resulted in her other daughter Myriam (Sheila Rose). Further memories rise to the surface when Caroline joins her long-time friend Maureen (France Castel) for a black-tie reception where their community work in Africa brings them an Order of Canada award.

Filmography

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When I Will Be Gone...When I Will Be Gone... · 1998
When I Will Be Gone...
9.01998
Movie
Jacques Leduc directed and co-scripted (with Jacques Marcotte) this Canadian-French co-production, a drama about an aging Montreal woman, Caroline (Annie Girardot), in her 60s and contemplating impending death. She destroys old correspondence, cleans her apartment by putting furniture in the street, and looks back on her life (as revealed via flashbacks and a film crew interviewing her daughters). Caroline's brief marriage to an Englishman gave her one daughter, successful businesswoman Rachel (Domini Blythe), and an affair with a rebel in the Congo resulted in her other daughter Myriam (Sheila Rose). Further memories rise to the surface when Caroline joins her long-time friend Maureen (France Castel) for a black-tie reception where their community work in Africa brings them an Order of Canada award.

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