Jean-Claude Labrecque

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-06-19

Deathday 2019-05-31 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Québec City, Québec, Canada

Also Known As J. C. Labrecque, J.-C. Labrecque

Jean-Claude Labrecque

Biography

Jean-Claude Labrecque, CM CQ (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. 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 (À tout prendre), Michel Brault (Entre la mer et l’eau douce), Gilles Carle (La vie heureuse de Léopold Z), Gilles Groulx (Le Chat dans le sac) and Don Owen (Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail, The Ernie Game). He turned to directing in 1965 with 60 Cycles, about a long-distance bike race on the North Shore of the 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. He left the NFB in 1967 to set-up his own production company, although he continued to freelance with the Board.

Known For

Director

2009
Félix

as Director

2008
Forever Québec

as Director

2003
À hauteur d'homme

as Director

2002
Le RIN

as Director

1993
1987
Le frère André

as Director

1984
1982
Marie Uguay

as Director

1980
The Coffin Affair

as Director

1978
26 Times in a Row

as Director

1977
Michèle Lalonde

as Director

1975
Les vautours

as Director

1974
1972
The Wise Guys

as Director

1970
Essai à la mille

as Director

1969
Canada the Land

as Director

1968
La vie

as Director

1965
60 Cycles

as Director

Camera

1991
Amoureux fou

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1978
26 Times in a Row

as Director of Photography

1974
Les beaux dimanches

as Director of Photography

1973
The Conquest

as Director of Photography

1973
The Heavenly Bodies

as Director of Photography

1971
Une balle de gin

as Director of Photography

1971
The Apprentice

as Director of Photography

1971
Those Damned Savages

as Director of Photography

1970
Charles Gagnon

as Director of Photography

1969
Canada the Land

as Director of Photography

1968
The Ernie Game

as Director of Photography

1968
From Mother to Daughter

as Director of Photography

1968
A Great Big Thing

as Director of Photography

1967
Between Sweet and Salt Water

as Director of Photography

1967
The Times That Are

as Director of Photography

1966
Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

as Director of Photography

1965
The Merry World of Leopold Z

as Director of Photography

1965
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

as Director of Photography

1965
60 Cycles

as Director of Photography

1965
No Vacation for Idols

as Director of Photography

1964
Solange dans nos campagnes

as Director of Photography

1964
The Cat in the Bag

as Director of Photography

1964
The Big Swim

as Director of Photography

1964
Such a Simple Game

as Director of Photography

1963
De Montréal à Manicouagan

as Director of Photography

1963
Olympic Swimmers

as Director of Photography

1963
Take It All

as Director of Photography

Writer

2009
Félix

as Writer

2008
Forever Québec

as Writer

2003
2002
Le RIN

as Scenario Writer

1972
The Wise Guys

as Screenplay

Actor

2018
1997
Le chemin du Roy

as Jean-Claude Labrecque

Crew

2008
Forever Québec

as Cinematography

2001
Marriages

as Cinematography

1993
André Mathieu, musicien

as Cinematography

Editor