Robert Lepage
Directing
Biography
Robert Lepage, CC OQ is a Québécois playwright, actor, film director, and stage director, one of Canada's most honoured theatre artists.
Born: December 12, 1957
Place of Birth: Québec City, Québec, Canada
Known For
Les Beaux Malaises
Fictional series based on the life (and starring) Martin Matte, a comedian and popular figure in PQ, Canada. It tells the story of the awkward but funny moments that the stand-up man has to face everyday.
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.
Squat
The story of Tv, beginning on the night he agrees to run away from his affluent suburb in Quebec City to save his best friend Samu. The two 15-year-olds' escape quickly turns into a desperate flight from the police and adults. Their encounter with a group of young orphans living in a cave in the heart of the city will put their friendship to the test. The transition from adolescence to adulthood, the discovery of love, freedom, and the experience of resilience will not be without its challenges.
Y'a du monde à messe
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.
Ding et Dong : Le film
Two harum-scarums who think they are good stand-up comics try to make a career in showbiz, partly for the career, partly to seduce women. They try alternatively the scene, a movie set and TV. They only succeed in making a fool of themselves
Jesus of Montreal
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
The 12 Tasks of Imelda
Imelda, a larger-than-life character inspired by the director's grandmother, sets herself on a quest to settle old scores before celebrating her 100th birthday.
Barefoot at Dawn
February 1927: Félix Leclerc's last year with his family before attending a private college in the fall. Accompanied by Fidor, his faithful friend, he will face adversity, love, death, and will embark on the path of adulthood.
Testament
A retired archivist is annoyed and confused by a group of protestors who are angered by a mural inside the retirement home where he resides that glorifies colonialism.
Happily Married
In 1974, in the quiet suburb of Sainte-Foy, two discontented couples bring their kids to summer camp. Once home, they must face the pitiful state their marriages are in. Unable to deal with their problems, they become the most infamous criminals in the history of organized crime in Quebec City.
Filmography
as Narrator (voice)
as Raphaël Saint Aubin - sous-ministre de la Culture
as invité
as Jean
as Jean
as Jean
as Réalisateur
as Self
as Bernard Laporte
as Le notaire
as Self
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as Self
as Self
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as Uncle Rodolphe
as Professeur (Voice)
as Self
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as Self
as Himself
as Self
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as Eugène Spaak - tête
as self
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as Jean-Luc
as Réalisateur, agence de casting
as Self
as Phillippe / André
as Bruce Taylor
as Jacques/Jennifer
as Le bavard
as Pharus
as René