Yves Lever

{{Short description|Canadian film critic and historian (1942–2020)}} '''Yves Lever''' (1942 – July 7, 2020) was a Canadian film critic and historian from Quebec.<ref>André Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-07-08/l-historien-du-cinema-yves-lever-est-decede.php "L’historien du cinéma Yves Lever est décédé"]. ''La Presse'', July 8, 2020.</ref> He was historically most noted for his 2016 biography of film director Claude Jutra, which addressed allegations that Jutra had sexually abused underage children.<ref>Graeme Hamilton, [https://nationalpost.com/news/quebec-film-industry-shaken-by-book-claiming-prominent-director-claude-jutra-was-a-pedophile "Quebec film industry shaken by book claiming prominent director Claude Jutra was a pedophile"]. ''National Post'', February 16, 2016.</ref> The statement was controversial, but Lever's publisher stood behind him,<ref>Florence Sara G. Ferraris, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/463171/affaire-claude-jutra-boreal-se-porte-a-la-defense-d-yves-lever "Boréal se porte à la défense d’Yves Lever"]. ''Le Devoir'', February 17, 2016.</ref> and Jutra's name was quickly removed from numerous cultural and geographic entities that had been named in his memory, including Quebec's Jutra Awards and the national Claude Jutra Award.<ref>Matthew Hays, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/considering-the-claude-jutra-scandal-one-week-later-1.3459981 "Considering the Claude Jutra scandal, one week later"]. CBC Arts, February 23, 2016.</ref>

Born and raised in Marsoui, Quebec, Lever taught film studies at a variety of institutions throughout his career, including Collège Ahuntsic, the Université de Montréal and Université Laval.<ref>Marie-Josée R. Roy, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/07/08/deces-dyves-lever-le-biographe-de-claude-jutra "Décès d’Yves Lever, le biographe de Claude Jutra"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', July 8, 2020.</ref> His other published books included ''Cinéma et société québécoise'' (1972), ''Histoire générale du cinéma au Québec'' (1988),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Véronneau |first1=Pierre |title=LEVER, Yves, Histoire générale du cinéma au Québec. Montréal, Boréal, 1988. 555 p. 24,95 $ |journal=Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française |date=1989 |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=632 |doi=10.7202/304756ar |doi-access=free }}</ref> ''Les 100 films québécois qu’il faut voir'' (1995),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Warren |first1=Paul |title=Les 100 films québécois qu'il faut voir by Yves Lever, and: Micheline Lanctôt, la vie d'une héroïne by Denis Pérusse, and: L'oumigmatique ou l'objectif documentaire by Pierre Perrault (review) |journal=University of Toronto Quarterly |date=1996 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=174–178 |id={{Project MUSE|515741}} }}</ref> ''Dictionnaire de la censure au Québec : littérature et cinéma'' (2006)<ref>Élie Castiel, "Review of Dictionnaire de la censure au Québec : littérature et cinéma Sous la direction de Pierre Hébert, Yves Lever et Kenneth Landry. Montréal : Fides, 2006, 717 pages"]. ''Séquences'', Issue 247 (2007). p. 24.</ref> and ''J.A DeSève, diffuseur d'images'' (2008).

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