Jean-Claude Lord

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Jean-Claude Lord

Born June 6, 1943 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died January 15, 2022 · aged 78

Jean-Claude Lord (June 6, 1943 - January 15, 2022) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.  He was one of the most commercial of the Quebecois directors in the 1970s and aimed his feature films at a mass audience and dealt with political themes in a mainstream, Hollywood style.

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TroublemakerTroublemaker · 1964
Troublemaker
8.01964
MovieDrama
A humanity student, Lucien is active in various extracurricular activities. Recognized by his peers, he represents other students in their challenge of college rules and the settlement of the fate of an incompetent professor. He ends up being thrown out of the school. After his mother's death, even though he dates Lise, a young woman with whom he does acting, he has to resist the advances of a homosexual whose death he will accidentally cause.
Deliver Us from EvilDeliver Us from Evil · 1966
Deliver Us from Evil
4.31966
MovieDrama
André and his sister Lucille come from a wealthy family. Both seem attached to Georges, be charismatic, exuberant, charming and self-centered. A vicious man who hates his life and seems to take pleasure in manipulating others in squalid perverse games.
Visiting HoursVisiting Hours · 1982
Visiting Hours
5.51982
MovieHorrorThriller
A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.
Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuitCaïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit · 1965
Caïn - Les marcheurs de la nuit
6.71965
MovieDrama
The conflicts between Jean, a penniless painter, and his brother Luc, a successful lawyer. Adapted from a novel by Réal Giguère, which revives the Thebiblical story of Cain and Abel. An interesting look at Quebec in the Sixties.
CovergirlCovergirl · 1984
Covergirl
4.51984
MovieDramaRomance
A moderately successful fashion model meets a wealthy entrepreneur who's determined to make her a superstar by controlling every aspect of her personal and professional life, but she's strong-minded and resistant to his methods.
The DovesThe Doves · 1972
The Doves
5.31972
MovieDrama
The lives of two families in Montreal.
The VindicatorThe Vindicator · 1986
The Vindicator
4.61986
MovieActionHorror
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! · 1989
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
6.61989
MovieDramaThriller
In the sixties, Eddie and the Cruisers were the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up...only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal, but his love of music forces him to create a new band which will have to struggle with its anonymity.

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Lance et CompteLance et Compte · 1986
Lance et Compte
4.31986
SeriesDrama
Lance et Compte is a series of Quebec téléromans revolving around a Quebec City ice hockey team. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and revival series on TQS in 2001 and on TVA from 2004 to the present. The first season was filmed in both French and English, the English version appearing on CBC Television as He Shoots, He Scores. It was the first television series to air simultaneously in English on CBC and in French on Radio-Canada. The series was scripted by Réjean Tremblay and Louis Caron for the first season, and by Tremblay and Jacques Jacob after that. Following the end of the regular series, a number of television movies continued to air into the 1990s. A new generation of the series started to air in 2001 and a movie was made in 2010.

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