The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
2019
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Lyse Lafontaine (born 1942) is a Canadian film producer known for working with directors Jean-Claude Lauzon and Xavier Dolan. She works at Lyla Films in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Born to La Presse reporter Gaston Lafontaine, Lyse studied literature at the Université de Montréal and earned her degree. She married Stéphane Venne and managed the rock band Offenbach in 1972.
Lyse Lafontaine is one of Canada’s most highly regarded producers. A veteran of both film and television production, she has worked with some of the most respected names in the Canadian entertainment industry, including Jean-Claude Lauzon on the award winning film Léolo that she produced in 1992 (Official Competition at the Cannes Film ...
Mar 9, 2015 · Lafontaine met Lauzon working on commercial campaigns, and he brought her the script as the follow-up to his debut feature Un zoo la nuit (1987). Highly autobiographical, Lauzon’s film recounts the surreal adolescence of Léo (Maxime Collin) and a family touched by madness.
The movie's plot is the autobiographical work of its screenwriter, Lyse Lafontaine. The director, Léa Pool, visits the theme of childhood, inspired by the colorful verses of French poet Jacques Prévert.
Sep 26, 2018 · Lafontaine said she “was moved by the story about two young boys from different worlds, going through a war and its atrocities together, losing and then finding each other years later with their...
Nov 18, 2015 · “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan” is produced by Lyse Lafontaine of Lyla Films, and Dolan and Nancy Grant of Sons of Manual. The project will shoot in New York, Montreal, Prague and...
