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Jean-Claude Lord is a Québécois director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. Early in his career, he co-wrote Pierre Patry’s film, Trouble-fête (1964), before directing his first feature, Délivrez-nous du mal, in 1969. He became known to the public as a television columnist and film critic (Bon Dimanche). He founded his production company in 1971 and directed his second feature film, Les colombes (1972). Followed a series of films addressing controversial aspects of Québécois society. Bingo (1974) examined the political activism of young Québécois and police corruption. Parlez-nous d'amour (1976), written by Michel Tremblay, is a scathing critique of populist television. Panique (1978) explores the impact of industrial pollution. In 1986, Lord directed the first season of the highly popular TV series, Lance et compte, the first Québécois series to be shot in a cinematic style, with numerous outdoor shots. He continued his success the following year with La grenouille et la baleine (1987), one of the Contes pour tous produced by Rock Demers. Lord subsequently worked primarily in television, returning to the socio-political tone of his 1970s films.

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