Years active 1972 - 1991 Name Francis Mankiewicz | ||
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Awards Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction Movies Good Riddance, The Revolving Doors, Conspiracy of Silence, And Then You Die, Love and Hate Similar People Charlotte Laurier, Michel Brault, Marie Tifo, Rejean Ducharme, Germain Houde | ||
Les bons debarras francis mankiewicz
Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. His father was a second cousin to the famous Hollywood brothers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Herman J. Mankiewicz.
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- Les bons debarras francis mankiewicz
- Kino kabaret rvcq 2012 les portes tournantes de francis mankiewicz par jeanne leblanc
- Career
- Feature Films
- Other Work
- Recognition
- References
Kino kabaret rvcq 2012 les portes tournantes de francis mankiewicz par jeanne leblanc
Career
Francis Mankiewicz studied geology at McGill University and University of Montreal, and in 1966, travelled to London, England, to study filmmaking. He returned to Montreal in 1968 and assisted on several sponsored films before directing his first feature in 1972. His debut was Le temps d'une chasse, which was followed by the dysfunctional family drama Les Bons Débarras, generally regarded as his best film. He won Best Director at the Genie Awards, and the film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Later he directed Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher, the first Canadian-produced drama to play on primetime American television.