Roger Cantin Explained

Roger Cantin (born December 29, 1949) is a Canadian screenwriter and film director from Quebec, best known as a director of children's films.^[1] He began his career as co-writer with his wife Danyèle Patenaude of the screenplay for the 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques),^[2] before making his directorial debut with Simon and the Dream Hunters (Simon les nuages) in 1990.^[3]

Although best known for his children's films, he has also directed both adult drama and documentary films, as well as television.^[4]

He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Matusalem.^[5]

Filmography

• The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) – 1984
• Simon and the Dream Hunters (Simon les nuages) – 1990
• Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'assassin jouait du trombone) – 1991
• Le Grand Zèle – 1992
• Matusalem – 1993
• The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La Vengeance de la femme en noir) – 1997
• Matusalem II (Matusalem II, le dernier des Beauchesne) – 1997
• The Hidden Fortress (La Forteresse suspendue) – 2001
• A Cargo to Africa (Un cargo pour l'Afrique) — 2009

Notes and References

1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quebec-director-has-high-hopes-for-montreal-festival-film-1.791072 "Quebec director has high hopes for Montreal festival film"
2. Ina Warren, "'La Guerre des tuques' Quebec's latest hit film". Montreal Gazette, February 5, 1985.
3. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Simon les nuages – Film de Roger Cantin". Films du Québec, March 16, 2009.
4. Anabelle Nicoud, "Roger Cantin: l'inclassable". La Presse, April 12, 2008.
5. Web site: The 1994 Genie nominees . November 7, 1994 . . June 1, 2021 . June 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603051609/https://playbackonline.ca/1994/11/07/3898-19941107/ . live .