About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1963-01-12
Place of birth:
St-Felicien, Quebec, Canada
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François Girard

Overview

François Girard (born January 12, 1963) is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, Cargo; he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed The Red Violin, which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Soundtrack, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.

He has also directed various works for the stage, including Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, Oedipus Rex and Novencento at the Edinburgh International Festival; Kafka's The Trial at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa; the oratorio Lost Objects at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Siegfried in Toronto; and The Lindbergh Flight and The Seven Deadly Sins, first in Lyon and then in Edinburgh. Girard has also produced a residency show for Cirque du Soleil, Zed , in Tokyo and Zarkana, which will open at Radio City Music Hall in New York in the summer of 2011.

His television credits include Le dortoir, Peter Gabriel's Secret World and The Sound of the Carceri, one of the six episodes of Yo Yo Ma Inspired by Bach.

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Known for

Acting
2018 Le cri du rhinocéros Actor Self 59
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2013 Cirque du Soleil: Zed in Tokyo Actor Himself 59
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2011 Cirque du Soleil: The Surreal World of Zarkana Actor Himself 59
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2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche Actor elf 59
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1998 Last Night Actor Wild Guy #1 60
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Directing
2023 猟銃 Directing Director N/A
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2023 The Metropolitan Opera: Lohengrin Directing Director 59
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2020 The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman Directing Director N/A
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2019 The Song of Names Directing Director 61
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2017 Hochelaga, Land of Souls Directing Director 58
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2016 Cirque du Soleil: Zarkana Directing Director N/A
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2014 Boychoir Directing Director 62
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2013 Parsifal Directing Director 59
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2013 Wagner: Parsifal Directing Director N/A
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2007 Silk Directing Director 58
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1998 The Red Violin Directing Director 65
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1998 Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri Directing Director N/A
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1995 Souvenirs d'Othello Directing Director N/A
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1994 Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live Directing Director 60
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1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Directing Director 60
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1991 Le Dortoir Directing Director N/A
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1990 Cargo Directing Director N/A
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1985 Le Train Directing Director N/A
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1959 Ombre chère Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2017 Hochelaga, Land of Souls Writing Writer 58
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2016 Cirque du Soleil: Zarkana Writing Writer N/A
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2013 Cirque du Soleil: Zed in Tokyo Writing Writer 59
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2007 Silk Writing Screenplay 58
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1998 The Red Violin Writing Writer 65
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1995 Souvenirs d'Othello Writing Writer N/A
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1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Writing Screenplay 60
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1991 Le Dortoir Writing Writer N/A
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Art
2023 Filles du feu Art Set Designer 67
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