Gilles Vigneault

Acting

Gilles Vigneault

Born October 27, 1928 · Natashquan, Québec, Canada (age 97)

Gilles Vigneault (born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: "Mon pays" and "Gens du pays", and his line Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver (My country is not a country, it is winter, from "Mon Pays") became a proverb in Quebec. Vigneault is a …

Known For

ToolsTools · 2009
Tools
2009
MovieComedyDrama
Seeing his faithful friend quietly losing the battle against the disease, Jean-Pierre does not let things go. Because he's manual, he tries in its own way to give his friend a little more strength and courage. Knowing that his friend is a true believer of the Catholic religion, he decided to invent an appearance of the Virgin Mary.
Act of the HeartAct of the Heart · 1970
Act of the Heart
★ 4.51970
MovieDrama
A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
Québec fête juin '75Québec fête juin '75 · 1976
Québec fête juin '75
★ 8.01976
MovieDocumentary
La terre à boireLa terre à boire · 1964
La terre à boire
★ 8.01964
MovieDrama
Poussière sur la villePoussière sur la ville · 1968
Poussière sur la ville
★ 8.01968
MovieDrama
A doctor living in a small mining town discovers that his dissatisfied young wife is having an affair with a truck driver.
Gilles Vigneault : au coeur du paysGilles Vigneault : au coeur du pays · 2025
Gilles Vigneault : au coeur du pays
★ 8.02025
MovieDocumentary
The Snow Has Melted on the ManicouaganThe Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan · 1965
The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan
★ 5.01965
MovieDrama
An atmospheric mood piece photographed in the winter at the giant dam built by Hydro Quebec in the northern wilds of the province. The story concerns a worker's wife, who is bored with her dreary existence in the wilderness. She walks around in the snow recalling how she met her husband, then goes to the landing field to catch a departing plane. But she remains when her husband tells her how much his work means to him. This moving and very humanistic tale represents the NFB at its best.
Les bacheliers de la cinquièmeLes bacheliers de la cinquième · 1962
Les bacheliers de la cinquième
★ 10.01962
MovieDocumentary
The film follows two young men from the Côte-Nord in Quebec who fall on hard times due to an economic crisis raging in the region. Between staging and song, the movie deals with the importance of work in the construction of identity.

Filmography

Sort