Robert Morin | |
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| Born | May 20, 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter cinematographer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. [1] In 2009, he received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. [2]
Robert Morin is known for his very personal, dark, and pessimistic "interior views" of family, crime, law enforcement, and human suffering, [3] with his work regularly moving back and forth between relatively conventional dramas with multi-actor casts, and experimental personal essay films in which Morin, or a single actor cast as a stand-in, stars in essentially a film-length philosophical monologue from the perspective of a character who, whether by choice or circumstance, has become an outsider to mainstream society. [4]
After studying literature and communications, in 1971 he began to work as a cameraman, joining ORTQ in Rimouski, where he directed films and videos. In 1977, with a group of friends and colleagues, Morin founded La Coopérative de Production Vidéo de Montréal, [5] where he continues to produce his own work. After creating close to 30 short films with his colleagues over 10 years, he directed his first feature-length film Scale-Model Sadness (Tristesse modèle réduit) in 1987. [4]
His film Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival, [6] and received four Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992, including Best Picture and Best Director. [7]
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