Born in Switzerland in 1950, Léa Pool emigrated to Canada in 1975 and taught film-making from 1978 to 1983. Named “Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France” in 1994. Lives in Montreal.
Known For
Lost and Delirious
(2001)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Strass Café
(1980)
Director
La Femme de l'hôtel
(1984)
Director
Anne Trister
(1986)
Director
Straight for the Heart
(1988)
Director
Hotel Chronicles
(1990)
Director
Montreal Stories
(1991)
Director
The Savage Woman
(1991)
Director
Rispondetemi
(1992)
Director
Desire in Motion
(1994)
Director
Gabrielle Roy
(1998)
Director
Set Me Free
(1999)
Director
Lost and Delirious
(2001)
Director
The Blue Butterfly
(2004)
Director
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
(2008)
Director
The Last Escape
(2010)
Director
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
(2011)
Director
The Passion of Augustine
(2015)
Director
Worst Case, We Get Married
(2017)
Director
Double Sentence
(2017)
Director
Hôtel Silence
(2024)
Director
Acting
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
(2000)
Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
(2004)
Self
Léa devant la caméra
(2023)
Writing
Straight for the Heart
(1988)
Screenplay
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
Crew