Marthe Turgeon

Acting

Marthe Turgeon

Born November 29, 1944 · Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Died August 28, 2011 · aged 66

Marthe Turgeon was born in 1944 in Armagh, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Confessional, The Moderns and Les mille merveilles de l'univers. She died on August 28, 2011 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Known For

Black RobeBlack Robe · 1991
Black Robe
6.51991
MovieAdventureDrama
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
The ModernsThe Moderns · 1988
The Moderns
5.91988
MovieComedyDrama
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He becomes involved in a plot by wealthy art patroness Nathalie de Ville to forge three paintings. This leads to several run-ins with American rubber magnate Bertram Stone, who happens to be married to Hart's ex-wife Rachel.
The ConfessionalThe Confessional · 1995
The Confessional
6.01995
MovieThrillerDrama
Pierre Lamontagne has returned to Quebec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc, who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Quebec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrigue where the answer to the mystery lies.
Cruising BarCruising Bar · 1989
Cruising Bar
6.31989
MovieComedy
Saturday, 12 p.m. The countdown has begun for four men on the make for women. Massage studios, last minute shopping, bodybuilding; our men ardently throw themselves into the ritual of appearance. It is impossible to resist the ferociously burlesque and remarkably stereotypical behavior of these characters. We will meet Gérard known as The Bull, Patrice known as The Lion, Jean-Jacques known as The Peacock and Serge known as The Earthworm. All of this is set in the clubs and bars of late night Montréal.
The Thousand Wonders of the UniverseThe Thousand Wonders of the Universe · 1997
The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
4.51997
MovieFantasyDrama
A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.
Black MirrorBlack Mirror · 1981
Black Mirror
9.01981
MovieDrama
A downbeat story of life inside a women's prison. There is more crime inside than out. When the inmates see that a woman is soon to be admitted for killing a young boy, they begin to plan her murder.
Straight for the HeartStraight for the Heart · 1988
Straight for the Heart
4.71988
MovieDramaRomance
Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find out why his two lovers, Sarah and David, have left him.
NelliganNelligan · 1991
Nelligan
3.81991
MovieDrama
This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Émile Nelligan, one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances.

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