# Robert Morin

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Canadian film director, actor and cinematographer

For other people with the same name, see [Robert Morin (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Morin_(disambiguation)).

Robert Morin Born (1949-05-20) May 20, 1949 (age 77) Montreal, Quebec Occupations Film director Screenwriter cinematographer Years active 1977–present Spouse André-Line Beauparlant

**Robert Morin** (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian [film director](/source/Film_director), [screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter), and [cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer).[1] In 2009, he received the [Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts](/source/Governor_General's_Awards_in_Visual_and_Media_Arts).[2]

## Biography

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](/source/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Qu%C3%A9bec) in [Rimouski](/source/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](/source/Requiem_for_a_Handsome_Bastard) (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)* won the [Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Canadian_Film) at the [1992 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/1992_Toronto_International_Film_Festival),[6] and received four [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominations at the [13th Genie Awards](/source/13th_Genie_Awards) in 1992, including [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture) and [Best Director](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Director).[7]

In 2026 his wife, [André-Line Beauparlant](/source/Andr%C3%A9-Line_Beauparlant), released *This Love, These Days (Mon amour, c’est pour le restant de mes jours)*, a documentary film about their relationship.[8]

## Filmography

### Feature films

- *Scale-Model Sadness (Tristesse modèle réduit)* - 1987

- *[The Reception](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Reception_(1989_film)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_R%C3%A9ception)] (La réception)* - 1989

- *[Requiem for a Handsome Bastard](/source/Requiem_for_a_Handsome_Bastard) (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)* - 1992

- *[Windigo](/source/Windigo_(film))* - 1994

- *[Yes Sir! Madame...](/source/Yes_Sir!_Madame...)* - 1994

- *[Whoever Dies, Dies in Pain](/source/Whoever_Dies%2C_Dies_in_Pain) (Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur)* - 1998

- *Opération Cobra* - 2001

- *[The Negro](/source/The_Negro_(film)) (Le nèg')* - 2002

- *[Yule Croak](/source/Yule_Croak) (Petit Pow! Pow! Noël)* - 2005

- *[May God Bless America](/source/May_God_Bless_America) (Que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique)* - 2006

- *[Daddy Goes Ptarmigan Hunting](/source/Daddy_Goes_Ptarmigan_Hunting) (Papa à la chasse aux lagopèdes)* - 2008

- *[Diary of an Aid Worker](/source/Diary_of_an_Aid_Worker) (Journal d'un coopérant)* - 2010

- *[The Four Soldiers](/source/The_Four_Soldiers) (Les Quatre Soldats)* - 2013

- *[3 Indian Tales](/source/3_Indian_Tales) (3 histoires d'Indiens)* - 2014

- *[Heaven Sent](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heaven_Sent_(2016_film)&action=edit&redlink=1) (Un Paradis pour tous)* - 2016

- *[Infiltration](/source/Infiltration_(2017_film)) (Le problème d’infiltration)* - 2017

- *[Wild Feast](/source/Wild_Feast) (Festin boréal)* - 2023

- *Six Neorealist Portraits (Six portraits néoréalistes)* - 2026

### Short films

- *La femme étrangère (The Woman from Elsewhere)* (Documentary co-directed with [Lorraine Dufour](/source/Lorraine_Dufour), 1988)

- *Le voleur vit en enfer (The Thief Lives in Hell)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1984)

- *Mauvais mal (Evil Madness)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1984)

- *On se paye la gomme (We Treat Ourselves to the Best)* (Short film co-directed with Marcel Chouinard, 1984)

- *Toi t'es-tu lucky (And You, Are You Lucky?)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1984)

- *Le mystérieux Paul (The Mysterious Paul)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1983)

- *A Postcard from Victoria* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1983)

- *Ma richesse a cause mes privations (My Wealth Caused My Deprivations)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1982)

- *Il a gagné ses épaulettes (He Won His Wings)* (Documentary co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1981)

- *Gus est encore dans l'armée (Gus Is Still in the Army)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1980)

- *Ma vie c'est pour le restant de mes jours (My Life Is for the Rest of my Life)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1980)

- *Le royaume est commencé (The Kingdom Has Come)* (Short film co-directed with Lorraine Dufour, 1980)

- *Même mort il faut s'organiser (Even Dead You Have To Get Organized)* (Short film, 1977)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Czach, Liz. ["Robert Morin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121007022250/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/robert-morin). *Canadian Film Encyclopedia*. Archived from [the original](http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/robert-morin) on 2012-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archives"](https://en.ggarts.ca/the-awards/winner-archives). *en.ggarts.ca*. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Luke Rathborne, ["Interior Life: Quebecois Maverick Robert Morin on Nightmares, Humor, and Neorealism"](https://thefilmstage.com/interior-life-quebecois-maverick-robert-morin-on-nightmares-humor-and-neorealism/). *The Film Stage*, April 4, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-canenc_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-canenc_4-1) Pierre Véronneau, ["Robert Morin"](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-morin). *[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia)*, September 11, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Robert Morin"](https://coopvideo.ca/cineastes/robert-morin/). *Coop Vidéo de Montréal* (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Jane Stevenson, "Dark drama cops top honors". *[Windsor Star](/source/Windsor_Star)*, September 21, 1992.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Genie Award nominations". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, November 20, 1992.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Dumais, Manon (April 10, 2026). ["Mon amour, c'est pour le restant de mes jours: Dompter la bête"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/2026-04-10/mon-amour-c-est-pour-le-restant-de-mes-jours/dompter-la-bete.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))* (in Canadian French).

## External links

- [Robert Morin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605583/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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