About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1935-07-27
Place of birth:
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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François Barbeau

Overview

François Barbeau CM (July 27, 1935 – January 28, 2016) was an award-winning Canadian costume designer. He was a professor at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Université du Québec à Montréal who worked on over 700 productions in Quebec and around the world.

After taking sewing in high school, he began his career in the 1950s at the theatre The Caravan of Paul Buissonneau. He afterwards worked as a designer at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert. Among the films he worked on are Léolo (1992), for which he won the Genie Award for Best Costume Design, and Laurence Anyways (2012), sharing the Genie with Xavier Dolan. In film, Barbeau mentored fellow-costume designer and Genie winner Louise Jobin.

In 1996, he received the Governor General's Award, and in 2000 he joined the Order of Canada. He died on January 28, 2016. Dolan's 2016 film It's Only the End of the World is dedicated to him.

Source: Article "François Barbeau" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting

1975 Eliza's Horoscope Actor Winter Tramp 58
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Art

1975 Lies My Father Told Me Art Art Direction 58
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1973 Kamouraska Art Art Direction 59
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Costume & Make-Up

2016 It's Only the End of the World Costume & Make-Up Costume Consultant 68
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2015 Cirque du Soleil: The 30th Anniversary Concert Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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2014 Mommy Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 78
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2012 Laurence Anyways Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 69
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2004 Battle of the Brave Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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2001 Cirque du Soleil: Dralion Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1998 The Second Arrival Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 56
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1997 Afterglow Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
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1997 Twists of Terror Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1992 Léolo Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 61
Fair
1984 Le Tartuffe Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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1980 Atlantic City Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 61
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1975 Lies My Father Told Me Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
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Crew

2016 It's Only the End of the World Crew In Memory Of 68
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