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Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque, CM CQ (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada.
Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and trained as a camera assistant at the NFB. As a cinematographer, he shot many of the early key films of Claude Jutra (À tout prendre), Michel Brault (Entre la mer et l’eau douce), Gilles Carle (La vie heureuse de Léopold Z), Gilles Groulx (Le Chat dans le sac) and Don Owen (Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail, The Ernie Game). He turned to directing in 1965 with 60 Cycles, about a long-distance bike race on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River, which has been described as a virtual encyclopedia of camera techniques. It won 22 international awards and was nominated for a BAFTA. He left the NFB in 1967 to set-up his own production company, although he continued to freelance with the Board.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 2.498 |
Birthday | 1938-06-19 |
Place of Birth | Québec City, Québec, Canada |
Also Known As | J. C. Labrecque, J.-C. Labrecque, |
![Labrecque, une caméra pour la mémoire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dJWQ0vduDbsEDXGzfaaTJvLyDMs.jpg)
2017
![Labrecque, une caméra pour la mémoire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dJWQ0vduDbsEDXGzfaaTJvLyDMs.jpg)
Labrecque, une caméra pour la mémoire
9/1
A genuine encounter with filmmaker Jean-Claude Labrecque, this feature-length doc underscores not only the importance of his work (especially in the d...
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![Remembering Maria Chapdelaine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hsNCY4vgI5bkGUvJwO05zMDFLXX.jpg)
2015
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Remembering Maria Chapdelaine
8/1
This feature documentary by Jean-Claude Labrecque recounts the bold and astounding enterprise of French filmmaker Julien Duvivier, who shot a film ada...
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![Le chemin du Roy](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1997
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Le chemin du Roy
0/0
About De Gaulle's eventful visit to Québec in 1967
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![Live Before the Letter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fM55pYk0hGmg0vokP6lAyJslalf.jpg)
2006
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Live Before the Letter
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Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...
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