Lyse Lafontaine (born 1942[1]) is a Canadian film producer known for working with directors Jean-Claude Lauzon and Xavier Dolan.[2][3][4] She works at Lyla Films in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2]
Lyse Lafontaine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| Nationality | French Canadian |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Awards | Prix Iris Hommage |
Early life
editBorn to La Presse reporter Gaston Lafontaine,[3] Lyse studied literature at the Université de Montréal and earned her degree.[5] She married Stéphane Venne and managed the rock band Offenbach in 1972. She became a stage manager on the 1974 film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and married her second husband, moving to The Bahamas for two years before returning to Canada.[3]
Career
editIn 1976, Lafontaine served as location manager for the film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, starring Jodie Foster.[6] Lafontaine met Lauzon when he was pitching his screenplay for Léolo (1992), which other producers had rejected.[2] It became the first film she produced,[4] with Aimée Danis, for which they were nominated for the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture. While in Italy during filming, Lauzon gave Lafontaine a letter thanking her for her ineptitude in business, which he considered necessary to make a film with feeling. She kept it as a cherished keepsake.[3]
Working with Dolan, she produced Laurence Anyways (2012) and served as an associate producer for Mommy (2014).[2] Dolan's Laurence Anyways was inspired by Lafontaine's ex-girlfriend Luce Baillairgé, the mother of her son Mikaël, who had a small part in Léolo.[3] With Dolan, she personally traveled to London in 2017 to work on his The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.[4]
In 2015, Lafontaine produced La Passion d’Augustine with François Tremblay,[7] winning the Québec Cinéma Award for Best Film.[8] On 1 June 2017 at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards, she was awarded the Iris Hommage for 30 years of contributions to Quebec cinema.[9]
Filmography
editHer films include:[1]
- The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
- Jesus of Montreal (1989)
- Léolo (1992)
- A Sunday in Kigali (2006)
- Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (2009)
- Barney's Version (2010)
- Laurence Anyways (2012)
- Mommy (2014)
- Love Project (2014)
- The Passion of Augustine (2015)
- A Bag of Marbles (2017)
- Worst Case, We Get Married (2017)
- The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
- Hotel Silence (2024)
References
edit- ^ a b "Lyse Lafontaine". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d Dillon, Mark (9 March 2015). "Playback Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame: Lyse Lafontaine". Playback. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Petrowski, Nathalie (1 June 2017). "Lyse Lafontaine: la missionnaire aventurière du cinéma". La Presse. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Demers, Maxime (20 May 2017). "Un prix hommage pour Lyse Lafontaine". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Le prix Iris Hommage décerné à la productrice Lyse Lafontaine". Le Devoir. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane". American Film Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ Simpson, Peter (20 August 2015). "Two very Canadian movie nights at Rideau Hall". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Staff (21 March 2016). "La passion d'augustine wins big at Le gala du cinema Quebecois". Playback. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ The Canadian Press (1 June 2017). "Gala des artisans Québec Cinéma: Juste La Fin du monde obtient trois prix Iris". La Presse. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
External links
edit- Lyse Lafontaine at IMDb
- Lyse Lafontaine at Lyla Films