Ricardo Trogi
Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.
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Career
Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. His first two films, Québec-Montréal, about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique), a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits, with Quebec-Montréal receiving four Jutra Awards.[1] His third feature titled 1981, a semi-autobiographical film about a boy's coming of age, was released in September 2009;[2] it was followed by the sequel films 1987 in 2014 and 1991 in 2018.
In addition to film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series Smash[1] and the 2020 comedy series La Maison-Bleue.[3]
Awards
- Jutra Award for Best Director, Québec-Montréal (2003)
- Prix Iris for Best Director, 1991 (2019)[4]
Filmography
Director
- Films
- 2002: Québec-Montréal
- 2005: Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique)
- 2009: 1981
- 2014: 1987
- 2015: The Mirage (Le Mirage)
- 2016: 9 (9, le film): Segment "Fuite"
- 2018: 1991
- 2021: The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le guide de la famille parfaite)[5]
- TBA: 1994-1995[6]
- TV series
- 1988: La Course destination monde (TV documentary series)
- 2004: Smash (TV mini-series)
- 2006: La chambre no 13 (TV mini-series)
- 2007: Les étoiles filantes (TV series)
- 2011: Malenfant (TV series)
- 2020: La Maison-Bleue
Screenwriter
Actor
- 2002: Québec-Montréal as a police agent
- 2009: 1981 as narrator
- 2010: Face Time (Le Baiser du barbu) as Frank
- 2014: 1987 as narrator
References
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- ↑ Philippe Papineau, "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec". Le Devoir, February 12, 2020.
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- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021.
- ↑ Maxime Demers, "Ricardo Trogi prépare un 4e film autobiographique". Le Journal de Montréal, July 6, 2021.
External links
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Articles with short description
- Articles with short description added by PearBOT 5
- 1970 births
- French Quebecers
- Living people
- Male actors from Quebec City
- Film directors from Quebec
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Canadian television directors
- Best Director Jutra and Iris Award winners
