Michel Brault
CameraBorn Jun 25, 1928Died Sep 21, 2013
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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
Festival in Puerto Rico
movie1961
Shabbot Shalom!
movie1992
September Five at Saint-Henri
movie1962
Before the Time Comes
movie1975
Anne Hébert, 1916-2000
movie2000
Half a Lifetime
movie1986
Beluga Days
movie1968
Beluga Days
movie1968
Perpetual Movement
movie1949
Perpetual Movement
movie1949
Perpetual Movement
movie1949
Poussière sur la ville
movie1968
Filmography
2008Capturing Realityas Selfmovie2007Happiness Boundas Directormovie2007Les p'tites vuesas Selftv2006Live Before the Letteras Selfmovie2004La beauté du gesteas Selfmovie2002Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Storyas Selfmovie2000Anne Hébert, 1916-2000as Director of Photographymovie1999The Long Winteras Writermovie1996Ozias Leduc, comme l'espace et le tempsas Directormovie1994Mon amie Maxas Directormovie1992Shabbot Shalom!as Directormovie1991Montreal Storiesas Writermovie1989Bye Bye Victoras Director of Photographymovie1989Dead Man Outas Director of Photographymovie1989A Paper Weddingas Directormovie1987The Great Land of Smallas Director of Photographymovie1986No Mercyas Director of Photographymovie1986Half a Lifetimeas Director of Photographymovie1985Cinéma, cinémaas Selfmovie1984Louisianaas Director of Photographymovie1982The Fortiesas Director of Photographymovie1981Thresholdas Director of Photographymovie1980Good Riddanceas Director of Photographymovie1980The Skiff of Renald and Thomasas Executive Producermovie1979A Scream from Silenceas Director of Photographymovie1976La Révolution du Dansageas Directormovie1975La Tête de Normande St-Ongeas Director of Photographymovie1975Before the Time Comesas Director of Photographymovie1975Eliza's Horoscopeas Director of Photographymovie1974Le son des français d'Amériqueas Directormovie1974Ordersas Writermovie1973Kamouraskaas Director of Photographymovie1973The Lever and the Riveras Directormovie1973Tickets s.v.pas Director of Photographymovie1972The Time of the Huntas Director of Photographymovie1971Mon oncle Antoineas Director of Photographymovie1971Acadia Acadia?!?as Camera Operatormovie1970Un pays sans bon sens!as Director of Photographymovie1970Marie-Christineas Director of Photographymovie1970Between You and You Allas Director of Photographymovie1969Éloge du chiacas Editormovie1969Préambuleas Director of Photographymovie1969The Panafrican Festival in Algiersas Director of Photographymovie1968Poussière sur la villeas Director of Photographymovie1968Les enfants de Néantas Directormovie1968Beluga Daysas Director of Photographymovie1967Between Sweet and Salt Wateras Director of Photographymovie1967Québec...?movie1966The Devil's Toyas Director of Photographymovie1965Ville-Marieas Director of Photographymovie1964Jusqu'au couas Director of Photographymovie1964Genevièveas Directormovie1964That Tender Ageas Directormovie1964The End of Summeras Director of Photographymovie1963Take It Allas Director of Photographymovie1963Of Whales, the Moon, and Menas Writermovie1963Seven Surprizesas Directormovie1962September Five at Saint-Henrias Director of Photographymovie1962Alone or with Othersas Director of Photographymovie1962Visit to a Foreign Countryas Director of Photographymovie1962The Punishmentas Director of Photographymovie1962Children of Silenceas Director of Photographymovie1962The Joy of Winteras Director of Photographymovie1962Captive Feastas Cinematographymovie1961Wrestlingas Director of Photographymovie1961Strangers of the Earthas Director of Photographymovie1961Chronicle of a Summeras Director of Photographymovie1961Festival in Puerto Ricoas Director of Photographymovie1961Golden Glovesas Director of Photographymovie1960Normetalas Director of Photographymovie1960Alfred DesRochers, poèteas Director of Photographymovie1959Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêcheas Director of Photographymovie1959Fred Barry comédienas Director of Photographymovie1959Félix Leclerc, troubadouras Director of Photographymovie1959Jour de juinas Director of Photographymovie1958The Days Before Christmasas Director of Photographymovie1958Policeas Director of Photographymovie1958The Snowshoersas Director of Photographymovie1958Washed Handsas Director of Photographymovie1958A Day in Juneas Camera Operatormovie