Jean-Claude Lauzon

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Birth : 1953-09-29, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Death : 1997-08-10

History

Lauzon came from a humble family and he worked in many different jobs, until he obtained a title in Communications, and went to Los Angeles to study cinema, in the late 70s. He made some shortcuts, the majority of which received awards, and then two films which also won many prizes and established him as one of the most important Canadian directors of the time. He was preparing his third film when he died, with his girlfriend, Marie-Soleil Tougas, in a plane crash.

Profile

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Movies

Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles
Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles
Self (archive footage)
Leolo
Leolo
Screenplay
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
Leolo
Leolo
Director
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
Night Zoo
Night Zoo
Man at pool bar (uncredited)
Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father Albert (who thinks he's been away on a long trip abroad), while being pursued by two corrupt cops (one of whom bears a longstanding grudge against him) for drug money he's alleged to possess.
Night Zoo
Night Zoo
Writer
Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father Albert (who thinks he's been away on a long trip abroad), while being pursued by two corrupt cops (one of whom bears a longstanding grudge against him) for drug money he's alleged to possess.
Night Zoo
Night Zoo
Director
Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father Albert (who thinks he's been away on a long trip abroad), while being pursued by two corrupt cops (one of whom bears a longstanding grudge against him) for drug money he's alleged to possess.
The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire
Writer
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.
Piwi
Piwi
Writer
The nightmares of a poor and lonely delivery man.
Piwi
Piwi
Director
The nightmares of a poor and lonely delivery man.
Super-Maire
Super-Maire
A satire about a mayor who has problems with the cost of the 1976 Olympics.
Super-Maire
Super-Maire
Writer
A satire about a mayor who has problems with the cost of the 1976 Olympics.
Super-Maire
Super-Maire
Director
A satire about a mayor who has problems with the cost of the 1976 Olympics.