Léa Pool

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-09-08 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Geneva, Switzerland

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).

Production

1998

Gabrielle Roy

as Screenplay

1998

Gabrielle Roy

as Director

2004

1999

Set Me Free

as Director

1992

Rispondetemi

as Writer

1992

Rispondetemi

as Director

2001

2010

The Last Escape

as Screenplay

2010

The Last Escape

as Director

2011

1988

1988

1991

Montreal Stories

as Director

1986

Anne Trister

as Director

1980

Strass Café

as Director

1991

The Savage Woman

as Director

1999

Set Me Free

as Writer

1994

Desire in Motion

as Director

1994

2024

Hôtel Silence

as Director

2024

1984

1990

Hotel Chronicles

as Director

2017

Double Sentence

as Director

2017

2025

1984

1991

1986

Anne Trister

as Writer

1986

Anne Trister

as Story

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