Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 08, 1950
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Credits
25 titles
Léa Pool
Biography
Léa Pool C.M. (born September 8, 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first woman to win the prize for Best Film at the Quebec Cinema Awards. Pool's films often opposed stereotypes and refused to focus on heterosexual relations, preferring individuality. She also taught film at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Known For
Filmography
We'll Find Happiness
Director
Hôtel Silence
Director
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Self
Léa devant la caméra
Worst Case, We Get Married
Director
Double Sentence
Director
The Passion of Augustine
Director
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Director
The Last Escape
Screenplay
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
Director
The Blue Butterfly
Director
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Self
Lost and Delirious
Director
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
Self
Set Me Free
Director
Gabrielle Roy
Director
Desire in Motion
Director
Rispondetemi
Writer
Montreal Stories
Director
The Savage Woman
Director
Hotel Chronicles
Director
Straight for the Heart
Director
Anne Trister
Director
A Woman in Transit
Director
Strass Café
Director