André Melançon
Directing
Biography
André Mélançon (February 18, 1942 – August 23, 2016) was an actor and director known for La guerre des tuques (1984), Bach et Bottine (1986) and Rafales (1990).
Born: February 18, 1942
Place of Birth: Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
Known For
The Dark Side of the Heart
Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?
Poverty and Other Delights
Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking for Stanley, Marcel’s only friend, they meet an unlikely crowd of extravagant characters. Each has a story to tell, his hope to share.
Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous
A nostalgic deep dive into the world of Rock Demers’ popular children’s film series.
The Great Land of Small
While visiting their grandparents in the Québec countryside, two children enter a fantasy kingdom and are confronted by evil forces.
Réjeanne Padovani
The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for his new superhighway.
The Outlaw League
Nicolas loves baseball. Every day during vacation he and his friends meet at the town’s old baseball field to play their favourite game... Until one infamous day at the start of summer when Nicolas discovers that the gates to the field have been locked and that old boards and assorted junk are strewn across what used to be the baseball diamond. It seems the town council has decided to use the grounds as a dump. The kids are outraged.They decide to contest this decision, to defend their territory.
Les Intrépides
Les Intrépides, is a France-Quebec TV series for children, released between 1993 and 1996, that ran for 52 episodes. The series is about adventures of two kids; Julie Boileau and Tom Miller, whose parents got married and that made them step-siblings. Tom and Julie run their own radio station for kids and help its listeners to resolve their - often criminal - adventures and problems.
Unfaithful Mornings
Jean-Pierre, a young photograph, takes a photo of the same street corner every morning for an entire year. This is to help a friend with the writing of a novel. But Jean-Pierre is not really respecting the rules of the game...
A Wall of Silence
A woman would rather forget her husband's forced disappearance at the hands of the government.
Blind Trust
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?
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Gaston
as Armand
as Erik
as Bird trafficker
as L'automobiliste furieux
as Keeper
as Poursuivant
as Le lieutenant Laroche
as Taureau
as Lucien Bertrand