Yves Desgagnés

Directing

Yves Desgagnés

Born

1958-01-03 (68)

Place of birth

Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 4 titles

The Barbarian Invasions poster
7.0

In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.

The Barbarian Invasions

2003

Le territoire du comédien poster
10.0

This feature-length documentary follows actor Jean-Louis Millette as he travels to Italy to present the play The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi, in which he plays the lead role. Director Jean-Claude Coulbois attempts to unravel the mystery of this protected, hard-to-reach area, which he calls the "actor's territory," where life and theater intertwine and interact.

Le territoire du comédien

2000

Shooting Star poster
6.6

Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.

Shooting Star

2005

Roméo et Juliette poster
4.7

Juliette, 15, is the only child of an eminent judge and has had the best of education in the best of schools. Her father is in the limelight because he’s been chosen to preside over one of the most important trials of the past 10 years: the case of Réal Lamontagne, a notorious criminal accused of killing a child. Roméo, 17, is the son of the accused. Even though they come from diametrically opposed universes, Juliette and Roméo fall for each other.

Roméo et Juliette

2006

1980s · 6 titles

Les années de rêves poster
10.0

Continuing a saga that began with his previous, 1978 film, Vautours director Jean-Claude Labrecque returns with the French Canadian, Louis Pelletier and puts him in the context of the growing separatist movement in the late 1960s in Quebec. At that time, supporters of an independent Quebec began to consolidate their power under the Parti Québecois -- and the story of Louis and his wife Claudette are meant to illustrate this watershed in Quebec's history. As the film begins, Claudette and Louis are about to get married -- and their wedding day significantly coincides with preparations for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Years later, they are well-established in Montreal and are enjoying visits from their family -- and then their lives start to deteriorate. Louis is suddenly out of work, and as he faces the difficulties of finding another job -- and of living precariously -- he becomes more radical, less accepting of the status quo.

Les années de rêves

1984

Blind Trust poster
5.2

A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who's being released in exchange for information about Montreal's underworld. Théo agrees to steal the bag for money and safe passage to the US for himself and his son Robin. Théo brings in two helpers, Gilder, ex-con and set designer, and Roxanne, Gilder's friend, a tough-minded petty thief. Their elaborate plan blows up when a guard, Marcel, takes his responsibilities too seriously. What happens to father and son? Will any of the thieves escape?

Blind Trust

1986

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? poster
NR

"Why is the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?" is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. A documentary about comic books and graphic novels, the film features interviews with comics illustrators wrapped by a fictional frame story in which Monsieur Zolock (Jean-Louis Millette), an evil supervillain, hires private investigator Dieudonné (Michel Rivard) to investigate the cultural influence of comics as part of his plot to take over the world. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

1983

No artwork available
8.0

A bum named Richard (Yves Desgagnés) is like many others, apart he always carries a red suitcase with him everywhere he goes, from which a curled wire is attached to his chest. This is very intriguing to young runaway Christian (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), who finds refuge at Christian's place.

Coeur de nylon

1988

Gaspard et fil$ poster
7.0

An aging father and son take off for South America in search of their winning lottery ticket.

Gaspard et fil$

1988

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'homme renversé

1987

Series credits

Bonsoir bonsoir! poster
4.0

Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.

Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019

Les Enfants de la télé poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfants de la télé

2010

Le Tricheur poster
5.6

This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.

Le Tricheur

2012

Des squelettes dans le placard poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Des squelettes dans le placard

2006

Y'a du monde à messe poster
7.5

Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they have graciously agreed to share that justifies their seat at the same table. As the program unfolds, their shared history is gradually revealed.

Y'a du monde à messe

2017

Dans les médias poster
NR

Joined by contributors, and with a different guest each week, Marie-Louise Arsenault hosts this magazine that highlights the week’s top stories, casting a critical eye on the national and international media and the images that surround us in journalism, advertising and social networks.

Dans les médias

2017

C'est juste de la TV poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

C'est juste de la TV

2007

In Lieu of Flowers poster
1.0

A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.

In Lieu of Flowers

2012

Les francs-tireurs poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Les francs-tireurs

1998

No artwork available
9.0

A dance-off where stars learn, prepare and present dance routines that they must show to a select panel of judges.

Le match des étoiles

2005

Question de jugement poster
NR

In this daily game show hosted Pierre Hébert, two contestants and the studio audience are asked to answer offbeat questions that play on people’s preconceived ideas and perceptions about four guest stars on the set.

Question de jugement

2021

Un gars, une fille poster
8.2

Un gars, une fille is the title of a Quebec comedy television series created by Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It is one of the most successful Quebec television shows, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets around the world. It is the first Québécois television program to be adapted in the United States.

Un gars, une fille

1997

Viens voir les comédiens poster
NR

Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.

Viens voir les comédiens

2002

Tic tac show poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tic tac show

2013

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paquet voleur

2007

Les grands procès poster
7.0

Dramatic reenactments of major Quebec trials.

Les grands procès

1993

L'Amérique de Michel Barrette poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

L'Amérique de Michel Barrette

2016

L'Héritage poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'Héritage

1987

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le Bleu du ciel

2004

No artwork available
NR

Amateur performers of all kinds are rated by studio judges on a talent scale. As the talent level varies, so do the rewards, and once their performance is over, the contestants must swallow their pride and accept the ranking they are given.

Zéro à 1000$, L'échelle du talent

2010

No artwork available
NR

Geneviève Guérard meets fans who share their love for all kinds of dance styles and the communities that gave birth to them. Each episode is an opportunity to learn the rhythms, steps and artistry of a new dance, and its history, as well as its social and cultural impact.

Voulez-vous danser?

2010

Josélito au cœur du monde poster
NR

Josélito Michaud gives voice to people who recount aspects of their lives—in most cases ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. Delving into their personal worlds, with each episode focusing on a particular theme, he draws out uncommon realities, exploring a diversity of topics—and even some taboo subjects—to get to the heart of what it means to be human.

Josélito au cœur du monde

2020

Geomapping Love poster
NR

Simon is a young man in his thirties who relies on dating apps to find the man of his life. His quest takes him to the four corners of Montreal, and each time, he loses a piece of his dignity.

Geomapping Love

2022

Behind the camera