Michel Brault

Director, Writer, Editor, Actor, Producer

June 25, 1928 — September 21, 2013 (85 years)
Michel Brault (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s. Brault was a pioneer of the hand-held camera aesthetic.

Known For

  • Orders
    Orders1974
  • Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men1963
  • The Snowshoers
    The Snowshoers1958
  • Montreal Stories
    Montreal Stories1991
  • Between Sweet and Salt Water
    Between Sweet and Salt Water1967
  • Mon amie Max
    Mon amie Max1994
  • A Paper Wedding
    A Paper Wedding1990
  • The Long Winter
    The Long Winter1999
  • Geneviève
    Geneviève1964
  • Acadia Acadia?!?
    Acadia Acadia?!?1971
  • Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment
    Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment2000
  • The End of Summer
    The End of Summer1964
  • Mistaken Person
    Mistaken Person1996
  • Wrestling
    Wrestling1961
  • Les enfants de Néant
    Les enfants de Néant1968
  • That Tender Age
    That Tender Age1964
  • Beluga Days
    Beluga Days1968

Filmography

2007
Happiness Bound · as Director Of Photography
1989
Salut Victor · as Director Of Photography
1989
Dead Man Out · as Director Of Photography
1988
Tadpole and the Whale · as Director Of Photography
1987
The Great Land of Small · as Director Of Photography
1986
No Mercy · as Director Of Photography
1984
Louisiane · as Director Of Photography
1982
Elia Kazan: An Outsider · as Cinematographer
1981
Threshold · as Director Of Photography
1980
Good Riddance · as Director Of Photography
1979
A Scream from Silence · as Director Of Photography
1975
Normande · as Director Of Photography
1975
Eliza's Horoscope · as Director Of Photography
1974
Orderers · as Director Of Photography
1974
Le son des Français en Amérique · as Cinematographer
1973
Kamouraska · as Director Of Photography
1973
Tickets s.v.p · as Director Of Photography
1972
Le temps d'une chasse · as Director Of Photography
1971
My Uncle Antoine · as Director Of Photography
1970
Wake Up, Mes Bons Amis! · as Director Of Photography
1970
Entre tu et vous · as Director Of Photography
1969
Festival panafricain d'Alger · as Director Of Photography
1968
Dust from Underground · as Director Of Photography
1968
Les enfants de Néant · as Director Of Photography
1968
Le beau plaisir · as Director Of Photography
1967
Between Sweet and Salt Water · as Director Of Photography
1965
Les montréalistes · as Director Of Photography
1964
Jusqu'au cou · as Director Of Photography
1964
Le temps perdu · as Director Of Photography
1964
Golden Gloves · as Director Of Photography
1963
Take It All · as Director Of Photography
1963
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men · as Director Of Photography
1962
Alone or with Others · as Director Of Photography
1962
The Punishment · as Director Of Photography
1962
Regards sur la folie · as Cinematographer
1961
The Joy of Winter · as Director Of Photography
1961
La lutte · as Director Of Photography
1961
Strangers of the Earth · as Director Of Photography
1961
Chronicle of a Summer · as Director Of Photography
1961
Festival in Puerto Rico · as Director Of Photography
1960
Normetal · as Director Of Photography
1958
The Days Before Christmas · as Director Of Photography
1958
Police · as Director Of Photography
1958
Les raquetteurs · as Director Of Photography
1958
Les mains nettes · as Director Of Photography
1958
Eye Witness No. 99 · as Cinematographer
1958
Street to the World · as Cinematographer