Directing

Richard Boutet

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Directing

Credits

14 titles

Richard Boutet is a director and producer born in Montreal in 1940 who has worked with the National Film Board of Canada and Vidéographe. In his prolific career he has made numerous films, including Le Spasme de vivre, a movie about the problem of suicide among young Quebecers that was nominated for best feature film at the World Film Festival in 1991, The War to End of all Wars (La Guerre oubliée), a documentary that won the Alberta-Quebec Award in 1988, and The Ballad of Hard Times (La Turlute des années dures), a movie about the Great Depression of the 1930s which won the L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson Award in the best feature film from Quebec category, the Sesterce d'Argent and the ecumenical priz…

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Behind the camera

The Forgotten War poster
9.0

It seems that Canada don't want to hear about their heroes of the two World Wars, especially in Quebec. In English, La Guerre oubliée means The Forgotten War. Here, we talk about the 1914-18 big thing. This documentary doesn't use old footage, but actors to show us some parts of that war in Quebec. Joe Bocan sings some songs of that period and makes the narrations. There's also some rare veterans of the war who talk.

The Forgotten War

1988

The Forgotten War poster
9.0

It seems that Canada don't want to hear about their heroes of the two World Wars, especially in Quebec. In English, La Guerre oubliée means The Forgotten War. Here, we talk about the 1914-18 big thing. This documentary doesn't use old footage, but actors to show us some parts of that war in Quebec. Joe Bocan sings some songs of that period and makes the narrations. There's also some rare veterans of the war who talk.

The Forgotten War

1988

The Ballad of Hard Times poster
9.0

Using archival films, popular songs of the time and testimonials, evocation of the economic crisis of the 1930s as experienced by the people of Quebec

The Ballad of Hard Times

1983

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le chemin brut de Lisette et Romain

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le chemin brut de Lisette et Romain

1995

La maladie, c’est les compagnies poster
7.0

Film-dossier on workers' struggles against industrial diseases.

La maladie, c’est les compagnies

1979

La maladie, c’est les compagnies poster
7.0

Film-dossier on workers' struggles against industrial diseases.

La maladie, c’est les compagnies

1979

Mortel désir poster
9.0

Testimonies of women and men living with HIV or AIDS on life, love and their illness.

Mortel désir

1995

Le spasme de vivre poster
8.0

Quebec is a modern society where the suicide rate among 15-25 year olds is among the highest in the world. It is the second leading cause of death after car accidents. The result of three years of research in all environments, Le Spasme de vivre tells the life stories of different people, and all of these stories form a portrait of society.

Le spasme de vivre

1991

Le spasme de vivre poster
8.0

Quebec is a modern society where the suicide rate among 15-25 year olds is among the highest in the world. It is the second leading cause of death after car accidents. The result of three years of research in all environments, Le Spasme de vivre tells the life stories of different people, and all of these stories form a portrait of society.

Le spasme de vivre

1991

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La conspiration des lampadaires

1974

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Entre deux vagues

1985

Sexe de Rue poster
4.0

Current and historical look at street prostution in Montreal in a first person acccount and contrasted to relevant sociological factors. Prostitution as work, its influential factors, contributions and pitfals.

Sexe de Rue

2003

Sexe de Rue poster
4.0

Current and historical look at street prostution in Montreal in a first person acccount and contrasted to relevant sociological factors. Prostitution as work, its influential factors, contributions and pitfals.

Sexe de Rue

2003