René Verzier
René Verzier (1934 – January 1, 2024) was a Canadian cinematographer, who worked predominantly in the cinema of Quebec. He was most noted as a Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving dual nods at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for his work on the films The Morning Man (Un matin, une vie) and Toby McTeague.
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René Verzier
- Name
- René Verzier
- Birthplace
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Place of death
- Granby, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Born
- 1934 · Casablanca.
- Died
- 2024
- Nationality
- Canada · Morocco
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René Verzier (1934 – January 1, 2024) was a Canadian cinematographer, who worked predominantly in the cinema of Quebec. He was most noted as a Genie Award nominee for Best Cinematography, receiving dual nods at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for his work on the films The Morning Man (Un matin, une vie) and Toby McTeague.
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René Verzier (1934–2024) was a cinematographer and photographer and a national of Canada and Morocco. The cinematographer was born in Casablanca.
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• Name — René Verzier • Birthplace — Casablanca, Morocco • Place of death — Granby, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — Cinematographer
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Originally from Morocco, Verzier began his career as a photographer, notably serving as the official photographer for kings Mohammed V and Hassan II. After serving as a safari guide for a National Film Board of Canada crew that was in the country making a documentary, he emigrated to Canada in 1966 and worked on documentary films for the NFB before making his feature debut as the cinematographer on Denis Héroux's 1969 film Valérie. He worked regularly on the films of Héroux, Roger Fournier and Gilles Carle in the 1970s, and began working more frequently on English-language films, both theatrical and television films, in the late 1970s and 1980s. Verzier died on January 1, 2024, at the age of 89.
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- 1.Charles-Henri Ramond, "René Verzier nous a quittés". Films du Québec, January 12, 2024.
- 2.Greg Quill, "Decline rises to top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 5, 1987.
- 3.LA PERIODE DU PROTECTORAT, DE 1950 A 1959.
- 4.Africultures, René Verzier.
- 5.Boulanger, Pierre. Le cinéma colonial: de L'Atlantide à Lawrence d'Arabie. Seghers (réédition numérique FeniXX). January 1975. 978-2-232-12902-5.
- 6.Africine, Retour aux sources - الرجوع إلى الأصل Return to the origins. Africine.org.
- 7.LA PEINTURE MAROCAINE. Moroccan Cinematographic Center.
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