# Jean-Claude Labrecque > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean-Claude_Labrecque > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jean-Claude_Labrecque.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Labrecque > Source revision: 1357019231 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian director and cinematographer (1938–2019) Jean-Claude Labrecque Born (1938-06-19)June 19, 1938 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Died May 31, 2019(2019-05-31) (aged 80) Montreal, Quebec, Canada Occupations Film director Cinematographer Film editor Years active 1963 – 2019 **Jean-Claude Labrecque**, [CM](/source/Order_of_Canada) [CQ](/source/National_Order_of_Quebec) (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a [director](/source/Film_director) and [cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer) who learned the basics of filmmaking at the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada). ## Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and trained as a camera assistant at the NFB. As a cinematographer, he shot many of the early key films of [Claude Jutra](/source/Claude_Jutra) (*[À tout prendre](/source/%C3%80_tout_prendre)*), [Michel Brault](/source/Michel_Brault) (*[Entre la mer et l’eau douce](/source/Between_Salt_and_Sweet_Water)*), [Gilles Carle](/source/Gilles_Carle) (*[La vie heureuse de Léopold Z](/source/La_vie_heureuse_de_L%C3%A9opold_Z)*), [Gilles Groulx](/source/Gilles_Groulx) (*[Le Chat dans le sac](/source/The_Cat_in_the_Bag)*) and [Don Owen](/source/Don_Owen_(filmmaker)) (*[Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail](/source/Notes_for_a_Film_About_Donna_and_Gail)*, *[The Ernie Game](/source/The_Ernie_Game)*). He turned to directing in 1965 with *[60 Cycles](/source/60_Cycles)*, about a long-distance bike race on the North Shore of the [St. Lawrence River](/source/St._Lawrence_River), which has been described as a virtual encyclopedia of camera techniques. It won 22 international awards and was nominated for a [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA). He left the NFB in 1967 to set-up his own production company, although he continued to freelance with the Board. Throughout his lengthy career, Jean-Claude Labrecque’s interests focused on matters of concern to the Québécois people, whether in sports, culture or politics. His better-known films include *La Visite du Général de Gaulle au Québec* (where he captured on film the infamous 'Vive le Québec libre!’ outburst by French President [Charles de Gaulle](/source/Charles_de_Gaulle)), *Games of the XXI Olympiad* and his second feature, *Les Vautours*, an eloquent and charming personal meditation on the birth of a generation, considered by critics to be his best film. More recently he has served as [Bernard Émond](/source/Bernard_%C3%89mond)’s cameraman on such critically acclaimed films as *[The Woman Who Drinks](/source/The_Woman_Who_Drinks) (La Femme qui boit)*, *[The Novena](/source/The_Novena) (La Neuvaine)* and *[Summit Circle](/source/Summit_Circle) (Contre toute espérance)*. Among his many awards and citations, he won two [Canadian Film Awards](/source/Canadian_Film_Awards), in 1964 and 1970, and the Prix Jutra for best documentary in 2003. He has lectured on filmmaking at [Université du Québec à Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec_%C3%A0_Montr%C3%A9al).[1][2][3] ## Filmography ### Fiction - *[The Wise Guys](/source/The_Wise_Guys_(1972_film)) (Les Smattes)* – 1972 - *[The Vultures](/source/The_Vultures_(1975_film)) (Les vautours)* – 1975 - *[The Coffin Affair](/source/The_Coffin_Affair) (L'Affaire Coffin)* – 1979 - *[The Years of Dreams and Revolt](/source/The_Years_of_Dreams_and_Revolt) (Les Années de rêves)* – 1984 - *Aéroport: Court-circuit* – TV movie, 1984 - *[Brother André](/source/Brother_Andr%C3%A9_(film)) (Le Frère André)* – 1987 - *Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin* – 1988 ### Documentaries - *Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future* (Short film Co-Directed with various, 1963) - *[60 Cycles](/source/60_Cycles)* (Short film, 1965) - *Intermède* (Short film, 1966) - *La visite du général de Gaulle au Québec* (Short film, 1967) - *La vie* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean-Louis Frund, 1968) - *La guerre des pianos* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean Dansereau, 1969) - *Hiver en froid mineur* (Short film, 1969) - *Les canots de glace* (Short film, 1969) - *Essai à la mille* (Short film, 1970) - *La nuit de la poésie 27 mars 1970* (Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1970) - *Canada the Land* (Short film Co-Directed with Rex Tasker, 1971) - *Images de la Gaspésie* (Short film, 1972) - *Hochelaga* (Short film, 1972) - *Université du Québec* (Short film, 1972) - *Les notes de la vie* (Short film, 1973) - *L'entreprise de toute une vie* (Episode of *Relation Pedagogique* series co-directed with [Jacques Gagné](/source/Jacques_Gagn%C3%A9), 1973) - *Claude Gauvreau – poète* (Short film, 1974) - *Québec fête juin '75* (Co-Directed with [Claude Jutra](/source/Claude_Jutra), 1976) - *On s'pratique... c'est pour les Olympiques* (Short film, 1976) - *[Games of the XXI Olympiad](/source/Games_of_the_XXI_Olympiad_(film)) (Jeux de la XXIe olympiade)* (Co-Directed with [Jean Beaudin](/source/Jean_Beaudin), [Marcel Carrière](/source/Marcel_Carri%C3%A8re) and Georges Dufaux, 1977) - *Claude Gauvreau* (Short film, 1977) - *Gaston Miron* (Short film, 1977) - *Gatien Lapointe* (Short film, 1977) - *Jean-Guy Pilon* (Short film, 1977) - *Michèle Lalonde* (Short film, 1977) - *Nicole Brossard* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1977) - *Paul Chamberland* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1977) - *Suzanne Paradis* (Short film, 1977) - *Yves Préfontaine* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1977) - *Panneau réclame* (Short film Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1977) - *...26 fois de suite!* (Short film, 1978) - *Les montagnais* (Short film, 1979) - *Le dernier des coureurs des bois* (Short film, 1979) - *La nuit de la poésie 28 mars 1980* (Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1980) - *Paroles du Québec* (1980) - *Marie Uguay* (Short film, 1982) - *Les amis de la cinématheque* (1988) - *L'histoire des trois* (1990) - *La nuit de la poésie 15 mars 1991* (Co-Directed with Jean-Pierre Masse, 1991) - *67 bis, boulevard Lannes* (Short film, 1991) - *[André Mathieu, musicien](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Mathieu%2C_musicien)* (1993) - *Le sorcier* (Documentary TV series, 1994) - *Parents malgré tout* (Documentary TV series, 1996) - *Le roman de l'homme* (Documentary TV series, 1997) - *L'aventure des compagnons de St-Laurent* (1997) - *Nos récits de voyage* (Short film, 1997) - *Portager le rêve* (Short film Co-Directed with André Gladu, 1998) - *Anticosti - Au temps des Menier* (Short film, 1999) - *Le RIN* (2002) - *Un théâtre dans la cité: Le TNM* (Short film Co-Directed with Yves Desgagnés, 2002) - *[À hauteur d'homme](/source/%C3%80_hauteur_d'homme)* (2003) - *Le grand dérangement de Saint-Paulin Dalibaire* (Short film, 2004) - *Le chemin d'eau de la Basse-Côte-Nord* (2005) - *[Forever Quebec](/source/Forever_Quebec) (Infiniment Québec)* (Short film, 2008) - *Félix* (Short film, 2008) ## Awards and honours - Winner of the [Prix Albert-Tessier](/source/Prix_Albert-Tessier) for an outstanding career in Québec cinema. - Winner of the Prix Hommage at the 2008 edition of the Jutras - Knight of the [National Order of Quebec](/source/National_Order_of_Quebec) in 2009 - Member of the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada) in 2009 "for his contributions to the development of film as a director of documentaries and fictional films, and as a renowned director of photography here in Canada and abroad". ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Alioff, Maurie (2009). "Delinquent Days: An Interview with a Quebec icon, Cinematographer/Director/Scenarist Jean-Claude Labrecque csc". *Canadian Cinematographer*. **1** (6): 6–11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Morris, Peter (1984). [*The Film Companion*](https://archive.org/details/filmcompanion0000morr). Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp. [179–180](https://archive.org/details/filmcompanion0000morr/page/179). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7725-1505-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7725-1505-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Dorland, Michael (1984). "The Filmmaker as Mnemosyne". *Cinema Canada* (103): 7–10. ## External links - [Jean-Claude Labrecque](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479682/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Canadian Film Encyclopedia biography](http://legacy.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/bios/jean-claude-labrecque) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150910130155/http://legacy.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/bios/jean-claude-labrecque) 2015-09-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Prix du Quebec biography (in French)](http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.php?noLaureat=34) - [Films by Jean-Claude Labrecque](https://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-directors/jean-claude-labrecque), National Film Board of Canada Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Artists National Gallery of Canada Other IdRef SNAC v t e Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography Canadian Film Award 1963–1978 Donald Wilder and Guy Borremans (1963) Stan Brede and John Spotton (1964) Francis Chapman, Christopher Chapman and Jean-Claude Labrecque (1965) Jean-Claude Labrecque and Georges Dufaux (1966) Gilles Gascon and Grahame Woods (1967) Georges Dufaux and Bernard Gosselin (1968) Réo Grégoire and Tony Ianzelo (1969) Bernard Chentrier (1970) Michel Brault (1971) Michel Brault (1972) Donald Wilder (1973) no award (1974) Paul Van der Linden (1975) Richard Leiterman (1976) Pierre Mignot (1977) Miklós Lente (1978) Genie Award 1980–2011 John Coquillon (1980) Michel Brault (1981) Richard Leiterman (1982) Michel Brault (1983) Pierre Mignot (1984) Pierre Mignot (1985) François Protat (1986) Pierre Mignot (1987) Guy Dufaux (1988) Peter Suschitzky (1989) Guy Dufaux (1990) Peter James (1991) Peter Suschitzky (1992) Alain Dostie (1993) Paul Sarossy (1994) Thomas Burstyn (1995) Peter Suschitzky (1996) Paul Sarossy (1997) Alain Dostie (1998) Paul Sarossy (1999) André Turpin (2000) Pierre Gill (2001) Paul Sarossy (2002) Allen Smith (2003) Paul Sarossy (2004) Giles Nuttgens (2005) Pierre Gill (2006) Peter Suschitzky (2007) Gregory Middleton (2008) Pierre Gill (2009) André Turpin (2010) Jean-François Lord (2011) Canadian Screen Award 2012–present Nicolas Bolduc (2012) Nicolas Bolduc (2013) André Turpin (2014) Yves Bélanger (2015) André Turpin (2016) Nicolas Bolduc (2017) Sara Mishara (2018) Norm Li (2019) Maya Bankovic (2020) Sara Mishara (2021) Sara Mishara (2022) Jared Raab (2023) Gayle Ye (2024) Jeremy Benning (2025) Note: From 1963 to 1969, two separate awards were consistently presented for colour and black-and-white cinematography. This distinction did not continue from 1970 on. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jean-Claude Labrecque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Labrecque) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Labrecque?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.