Lyse Lafontaine

Lyse Lafontaine (born 1942[1]) is a Canadian film producer known for working with directors Jean-Claude Lauzon and Xavier Dolan.[2] Born to La Presse reporter Gaston Lafontaine,[3] Lyse studied literature at the Université de Montréal and earned her degree.She became a stage manager on the 1974 film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and married her second husband, moving to The Bahamas for two years before returning to Canada.[2] Dolan's Laurence Anyways was inspired by Lafontaine's ex-girlfriend Luce Baillairgé, the mother of her son Mikaël, who had a small part in Léolo.[4] In 2015, Lafontaine produced La Passion d’Augustine with François Tremblay,[7] winning the Québec Cinéma Award for Best Film.
French CanadianUniversité de MontréalPrix Irisfilm producerJean-Claude LauzonXavier DolanMontrealLa PresseStéphane VenneOffenbachThe Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzThe BahamasThe Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneJodie FosterLéoloAimée DanisGenie Award for Best Motion PictureLaurence AnywaysThe Death and Life of John F. DonovanLa Passion d’AugustineQuébec Cinéma Award for Best Film19th Quebec Cinema AwardsQuebec cinemaThe Decline of the American EmpireJesus of MontrealA Sunday in KigaliMommy Is at the Hairdresser'sBarney's VersionLove ProjectThe Passion of AugustineA Bag of MarblesWorst Case, We Get MarriedHotel SilenceBritish Film InstitutePlaybackPetrowski, NathalieLe Journal de MontréalLe DevoirAmerican Film InstituteThe Ottawa CitizenThe Canadian Press