Léa Pool
Born
8 September 1950 (75)
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
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).
Filmography (24)
We'll Find Happiness
2025
Hôtel Silence
2024
Léa devant la caméra
2023
Worst Case, We Get Married
2017
Double Sentence
2017
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The Passion of Augustine
2015
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
2011
The Last Escape
2010
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
2008
The Blue Butterfly
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
Lost and Delirious
2001
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000
Set Me Free
1999
Gabrielle Roy
1998
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Desire in Motion
1994
Rispondetemi
1992
Montreal Stories
1991
The Savage Woman
1991
Hotel Chronicles
1990
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Straight for the Heart
1988
Anne Trister
1986
A Woman in Transit
1984
Strass Café
1980
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