- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 17, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Jean Pierre Lefebvre (born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature at the University of Montréal and taught for two years at the Jesuit-run Loyola College in Montreal (now part of Concordia University). He began writing as a film critic, first for Quartier Latin, then for Séquences and Objectif. He directed his first film, a short drama, then three independent features. He joined the National Film Board of Canada and made two films, including the 1968 feature My Friend Pierrette (Mon amie Pierrette), co-starring Raôul Duguay and produced by Clément Perron. Lefebvre was then asked to head the NFB's French-language fiction studio. He began its Premières Oeuvres series, designed to make low-budget shorts and features. Four featur…
Filmography
movieAt the End of Nothing at All
2024 · Self
movieAmerican Girls
2013 · Production Design
movieJean Pierre Lefebvre
2013 · Self
moviePour l'amour de Dieu
2011 · L'évêque
movieThe Private Life of Cinema
2011 · self
movieClouds Over the City
2009 · Jean-Paul
movieVital Signs
2009 · Maître Bélanger
movieFrom Office to Box-Office
2009 · Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
movieLarry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006
movieLe manuscrit érotique
2003 · , Director, Writer
moviePreludes
2000 · Director
movieSee You in Toronto
2000 · Director, Writer
movieNow or Never
1998 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieCity of Dark
1997 · Henry
The Fabulous Voyage of the Angel
movieThe Fabulous Voyage of the Angel
1991 · Director, Writer, Music
movieThe Box of Sun
1988 · Writer, Director
movieS As in...
1984 · Director
To the Rhythm of my Heart
movieTo the Rhythm of my Heart
1983 · Narrator, Director
movieWild Flowers
1982 · Director, Writer
movieAvoir 16 ans
1979 · Director
movieThe Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
1977 · Director, Writer
Le gars des vues
movieLe gars des vues
1976 · Director
L'île jaune
movieL'île jaune
1975 · Le journaliste
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
L'amour blessé
movieL'amour blessé
1975 · Director, Writer
movieUltimatum
1973 · Director, Screenplay
moviePigs Are Seldom Clean
1973 · Director, Writer
movieThe Last Betrothal
1973 · Director, Writer
movieRéjeanne Padovani
1973 · Jean-Pierre Caron
movieBackyard Theatre
1973 · Director
movieThose Damned Savages
1971 · Director, Writer
movieMon enfance à Montréal
1971 · Producer
movieMon oeil
1971 · Director, Writer
movieBetween You and You All
1970 · Producer
movieQ-Bec My Love
1970 · Director, Writer
movieThe House of Light
1969 · Director
My Friend Pierrette
movieMy Friend Pierrette
1969 · Director, Writer
movieStraight to the Heart
1969 · Director, Writer
moviePatricia et Jean-Baptiste
1968 · , Director, Writer
movieDon't Let It Kill You
1967 · Director, Writer
movieThe Revolutionary
1965 · Director, Writer