Patrice Sauvé

Patrice Sauvé is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec,[1] most noted as director of the fantasy thriller television series Grande Ourse and its film adaptation The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles).[2]

He worked in television, winning a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005 for an episode of Ciao Bella,[3] before releasing his debut feature film Cheech in 2006.[4] The Master Key followed in 2009;[5] he then returned to television, winning a Gémeaux Award for Best Direction in a Drama Series in 2012 for Vertige,[6] and did not release another feature film until Ça sent la coupe in 2017.[7]

His fourth feature film, The Little Girl and the Old Man (La petite et le vieux), premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in 2024.[8]

Filmography

Films

  • Cheech - 2006
  • The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) - 2009
  • Ça sent la coupe - 2017
  • The Little Girl and the Old Man (La petite et le vieux) - 2024

Television

  • Génération W - 1997
  • Arnaques - 1998
  • La Vie, la vie - 2001
  • Grande Ourse - 2003
  • Ciao Bella - 2004
  • L'Héritière de Grande Ourse - 2005
  • The Parent Family (Les Parent) - 2010
  • Vertige - 2012
  • Karl & Max - 2016
  • Victor Lessard - 2017
  • Le Monstre - 2019
  • La Faille - 2019–21
  • Larry - 2022

References

  1. ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "Patrice Sauvé met en scène l’hiver québécois au petit écran". Qui Fait Quoi, October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Helen Faradji, "Les constellations de Grande Ourse - la clé des possibles". Ici Radio-Canada, October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "2005 Gemini Winners". Playback, December 5, 2005.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cheech – Film de Patrice Sauvé". Films du Québec, December 28, 2008.
  5. ^ "Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles – Film de Patrice Sauvé". Films du Québec, February 26, 2009.
  6. ^ "« Apparences » remporte les honneurs au gala des prix Gémeaux". Ici Radio-Canada, September 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Ça sent la Coupe: l'amour aveugle". La Presse, February 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «La petite et le vieux», de Patrice Sauvé, sélectionné au festival de Locarno". Le Journal de Montréal, July 10, 2024.
  • Patrice Sauvé at IMDb