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Robert Gravel is a Actor Canadien born on 14 september 1944 at Montreal (Canada)
Robert Gravel (14 septembre 1944 à Montréal- 12 août 1996 à Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec) est un comédien, metteur en scène, dramaturge et enseignant québécois. Il est le cofondateur du Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM), du Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental (NTE) et d'Espace Libre. Il fonde en 1977 la Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) qu'il a présidé jusqu'à sa mort.
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Robert Gravel
Birth name Robert Gravel
Nationality Canada
Birth 14 september 1944 at Montreal (Canada)
Death 12 august 1996 (at 51 years)
Nationality Canada
Birth 14 september 1944 at Montreal (Canada)
Death 12 august 1996 (at 51 years)
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Les Mots Magiques (1998)
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Gravel, Richard Robitaille
Roles The Father
Rating68%
Pudding chômeur (1996)
Directed by Gilles Carle
Genres Comedy
Actors Chloé Sainte-Marie, Robert Gravel, Michel Charette, Benoît Girard, Jacques Lavallée, Sylvie Potvin
Roles GTI Officer
Rating56%
Mistaken Person (1995)
, 1h35Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Michel Côté, Macha Grenon, Paul Doucet, Luc Picard, Robert Gravel, Marie-Andrée Corneille
Roles Chef de police
Rating51%
Un policier de Montréal souffrant de problèmes d'ouïe épie une voleuse de cartes de crédit afin de découvrir ses motifs.
Black List (1995)
, 1h30Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Yves Allaire, Sylvie Bourque, Geneviève Brouillette, André Champagne, Raymond Cloutier, Michel Côté
Roles Juge Émile Tardif
Rating59%
Following the trial of a judge who was found with Gabrielle Angers (Geneviève Brouillette), a prostitute, she gives a list of her clients to a new judge, Jacques Savard (Michel Côté), which contains the names of some very influential judges and politicians. Then, dead bodies and death threats erupt. Jacques is the trial judge and his own life seems to be in danger
Chattahoochee (1990)
, 1h37Directed by Mick Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty, M. Emmet Walsh
Roles Lucas
Rating62%
Emmett Foley (Oldman) is an American hero of the Korean War who attempts to commit suicide, first by provoking local police and then by shooting himself in the chest. After his recovery, he is sent to the Florida State Hospital, an institution in Chattahoochee, Florida, where he fights against doctors and staff who are terrorizing and torturing their patients. His efforts eventually led to sweeping reforms in the Florida mental health system.
In the Belly of the Dragon (1989)
, 1h42Directed by Yves Simoneau
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Rémy Girard, David La Haye, Michel Côté, Monique Mercure, Marie Tifo, Andrée Lachapelle
Roles Voisin 1
Rating62%
Lou, Steve et Bozo distribuent des dépliants publicitaires. Afin de gagner un peu d'argent, Lou accepte de tester divers médicaments dans le laboratoire du docteur Lucas.
A Paper Wedding (1989)
, 1h35Directed by Michel Brault
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Geneviève Bujold, Gilbert Sicotte, Dorothée Berryman, Robert Gravel, Monique Lepage, Jean L'Italien
Roles Directeur immigration
Rating71%
The action is taking place in Montréal, Québec. Claire is a teacher and lives alone. Her lover, Milosh, is married and their relationship is strained. Claire's sister, Annie, a lawyer, has a problem. The visa of her client Pablo, a political refugee from Chile illegally working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, is about to expire. She asks Claire to marry him so he can remain in Canada. Claire relunctantly agrees. Before the modest civil ceremony can be concluded, immigration agents arrive, but everyone escapes.
Blind Trust (1986)
, 1h25Directed by Yves Simoneau
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Heist films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jean-Louis Millette, Pierre Curzi, Marie Tifo, Jacques Godin, Robert Gravel, Pierrette Robitaille
Roles Martial
Rating68%
A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy figure, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armoured truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years on false charges, who is being released in exchange for information about Montreal's underworld. Théo agrees to steal the bag for money and safe passage to the United States 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, Martial, takes his responsibilities too seriously.
The Alley Cat (1985)
, 2h21Directed by Jean Beaudin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Serge Dupire, Jean Carmet, Monique Spaziani, Julien Guiomar, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Paul Berval
Roles Policier
Rating63%
Florent (Dupire) and his wife Elise (Spaziani) always had one dream: to own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky (Carmet), their dream becomes a reality, but only to quickly turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they have been tricked by him and lose everything.
The Last Glacier (1984)
Directed by Jacques Leduc, Roger Frappier
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Actors Robert Gravel
Roles Raoul
Rating68%
Quand Raoul perd son emploi à la mine parce que cessent ses opérations, ça fait dix ans qu'il est installé à Schefferville avec Carmen et leur fils Benoît. Aujourd'hui, les pionniers sont obligés de quitter la terre de leurs enfants et laissent derrière eux les traces impérissables de la prospérité passagère. Un documentaire-fiction sur la fermeture de Schefferville.
Moonshine (1983)
Directed by André Forcier
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Guy L'Écuyer, Michel Côté, Marcel Fournier, Robert Gravel, Michel Daigle, Élise Varo
Roles Maurice Dieumegarde
Rating68%
Frank, un albinos qui s'ennuie de son paradis perdu, le pays de l'Albinie, rencontre Bert, un pauvre naïf souffrant d'arthrose, et lui fait du cinéma en lui racontant l'histoire inventée de son utopie. Bert, rêveur, en oubliera tous ses maux et pourra reconquérir son titre de champion au Moon Shine Bowling.
The Coffin Affair (1980)
, 1h47Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Micheline Lanctôt, Gabriel Arcand, August Schellenberg, Roger Lebel, Jean-Marie Lemieux, Aubert Pallascio
Roles Le coroner région Gaspésienne Louis Rivest
Rating62%
En 1953 dans la forêt de Gaspé, sont retrouvés trois corps apparemment à moitié dévorés par des ours. Afin d'éviter des répercussions sur le tourisme, le premier ministre accuse le prospecteur gaspésien Wilbert Coffin.
Bye, See You Monday (1979)
, 1h50Directed by Maurice Dugowson
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy
Actors Miou-Miou, Carole Laure, Claude Brasseur, David Birney, Gabriel Arcand, Alain Montpetit
Roles Policier
Rating58%
A French film based on a Canadian novel (by Roger Fournier) about two Montreal women (Carole Laure and Miou-Miou) in their late twenties who share an apartment and are involved in separate love affairs with married men. Their few pleasures are diminished by the disappointments they must suffer in these unequal relationships.
Normande (1975)
, 1h57Directed by Gilles Carle
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Carole Laure, Raymond Cloutier, Renée Girard, Anne-Marie Ducharme, Denys Arcand, Yves Massicotte
Roles Un policier
Rating61%
Normande St-Onge habite un immeuble vétuste de trois étages : au rez-de-chaussée loge un artisan, au-dessus c'est elle en compagnie de Bouliane, son ami et au dernier étage, loge une vieille dame ("mégère") alcoolique, sourde et folle, en compagnie de son petit-fils adolescent, Jérémie. Normande poursuit des cours de danse avec l'intention de faire une carrière artistique, travaille comme commis dans une pharmacie pour vivre, supporte financièrement Pierrette, sa sœur qui est asthmatique et plus ou moins droguée, et enfin se débat avec l'asile afin d'y faire sortir sa mère qui y est internée. Un jour qu'elle est venue chercher de l'aide chez le frère de sa mère, riche avocat, elle fait la connaissance de Carol, jeune garçon un peu fou, mystérieux, illusionniste et magicien. Mis à la porte de chez lui, il ne sait où aller et Normande offre de l'héberger.