Quebec filmmaker Érik Canuel, finest recognized for the cult black comedy Bon Cop, Unhealthy Cop, has died. He was 63 years outdated.
Annexe, a Montreal-based communications agency confirmed the information of Canuel’s demise with native press Monday. The director’s explanation for demise has been reported as problems associated to secondary plasma cell leukemia.
Born in Montreal in 1961, Canuel was the son of two actors, Yvan Canuel and Lucille Papineau. He started his profession within the Eighties capturing music movies for artists equivalent to Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vilain Pingouin, and Sylvain Cossette.
His first function movie was (The Pig’s Legislation) La loi du Cochon, against the law drama about two sisters who run a struggling pig farm in rural Quebec and resolve to lease a part of their land out to a felony marijuana smuggling ring. The movie starred Christian Bégin, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stéphane Demers, Christopher Heyerdahl and Marie Brassard.
Canuel’s breakout, nonetheless, was 2006’s Bon Cop, Unhealthy Cop. The pic follows two cops – one Ontarian and one Québécois – who reluctantly be part of forces to unravel a homicide. It’s a blended French and English language manufacturing.
“Erik Canuel left an unforgettable mark on the movie and tv trade each in Quebec and throughout Canada. His breakout, crossover hit Bon Cop, Unhealthy Cop stays not only a Canadian favourite, however a groundbreaking benchmark in bilingual movie,” Warren P. Sonoda, Administrators Guild of Canada president, mentioned in an announcement on Instagram.
“He was not solely an admired artist, a Genie winner, and a a number of DCG Award nominee, but in addition a heat and enthusiastic collaborator who drew in forged and crew to create an inspiring and empowering atmosphere.”
Canuel’s different credit embody 2011’s Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer, Lac Mystère (2013), and Undercover Grandpa (2017). His TV credit embody CTV’s Transplant and Flashpoint and the late ‘90s horror anthology collection The Starvation.
