Léa Pool
Biography
Léa Pool C.M. (born September 8, 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, and she was the first woman to win the prize for Best Film at the Quebec Cinema Awards. Pool's films often opposed stereotypes and refused to focus on heterosexual relations, preferring individuality. She also taught film at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Acting (2 movies)
Directing (21 movies)
Gabrielle Roy
1998
The Blue Butterfly
2004
Set Me Free
1999
Rispondetemi
1992
Lost and Delirious
2001
The Last Escape
2010
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
2008
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
2011
Straight for the Heart
1988
Montreal Stories
1991
Anne Trister
1986
Strass Café
1980
The Savage Woman
1991
Desire in Motion
1994
The Passion of Augustine
2015
Hôtel Silence
2024
A Woman in Transit
1984
Hotel Chronicles
1990
Worst Case, We Get Married
2017
Double Sentence
2017
We Will Find Happiness
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| A Woman in Transit | 1984 | Writer |
| Anne Trister | 1986 | Writer |
| Straight for the Heart | 1988 | Screenplay |
| Montreal Stories | 1991 | Writer |
| Rispondetemi | 1992 | Writer |
| Desire in Motion | 1994 | Writer |
| Gabrielle Roy | 1998 | Screenplay |
| Set Me Free | 1999 | Writer |
| The Last Escape | 2010 | Screenplay |
| The Passion of Augustine | 2015 | Writer |
| Worst Case, We Get Married | 2017 | Screenplay |
| Hôtel Silence | 2024 | Writer |