Denis Bernard
Acting
Biography
Denis Bernard is a Genie Award-winning Canadian film, television and theater actor and producer.
Born: December 6, 1957
Place of Birth: Lac-Etchemin, Québec, Canada
Known For
L'air d'aller
The touching story of four friends in their 20s who need some air, literally. They have all been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. With their urgency to live, they make every day memorable, for better and for worse!
Yamaska
The lives of three families are forever changed by an unexpected death.
Empathie
Suzanne, a former criminologist turned psychiatrist, starts a new job at the Mont-Royal Psychiatric Institute, where she meets Mortimer, an intriguing intervention officer with whom she strikes up a friendship, and fascinating patients.
Audition
Louis is "repo man" who is no stranger to strong-arm tactics in his work, but he has dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a child. When his cousin helps him get an audition, Louis gets the help of a famous actor to secretly help rehearse his scenes. He doesn't even tell his girlfriend Suzie. But Suzie also has a secret; she's pregnant and doesn't want her child to grow up in an atmosphere of violence.
The Necessities of Life
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family
Fatale-Station
Guys, We Need to Talk
In this hard-hitting documentary, Jean-Nicolas Verreault attempts to demystify the taboos surrounding men's psychological distress.
Le 7e Round
Appelle-moi si tu meurs
Bittersweet Memories
1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.
Filmography
as Théodore Sirois
as Self
as Sylvain Duplessis
as Georges Thomas
as Mario
as Self
as François Lemieux
as Jacques Lemaire
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Jean-Pierre
as M. Deslauriers
as Dr. Hébert
as Philippe Carpentier
as Self
as Père Millaire
as Pierre Laporte
as Daniel Ducharme
as Charlie Trudeau
as Philippe Chevalier
as Lucio Agostini
as Sylvain
as Self
as Monsieur Dubé
as Victor Savaria
as Narrator
as Dr Philippe Lafresnière
as Alphonse-Raymond
as Michel Lozeau
as Père de Fanny