Ricardo Trogi

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Ricardo Trogi
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Born (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970 (age 54)
Quebec city
Known for Québec-Montréal, 1991 (film)

Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.

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Career

Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. His first two films, Québec-Montréal , about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique), a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits, with Quebec-Montréal receiving four Jutra Awards. [1] His third feature titled 1981 , a semi-autobiographical film about a boy's coming of age, was released in September 2009; [2] it was followed by the sequel films 1987 in 2014 and 1991 in 2018, with 1995 entering production in 2023. [3]

In addition to film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series Smash [1] and the 2020 comedy series La Maison-Bleue . [4]

Awards

Filmography

Director

Films
TV series

Screenwriter

Actor

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References

  1. 1 2 "Telefilm Canada profile". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. "Montreal World Film Festival: Ricardo Trogi is excited". Montreal Gazette . 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.[ dead link ]
  3. "Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence". Le Devoir , October 10, 2023.
  4. Philippe Papineau, "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec". Le Devoir , February 12, 2020.
  5. Marc-Andre Lussier (June 2, 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French).
  6. Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter , February 18, 2021.