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Léa Pool
Born
8 September 1950
Place
Geneva, Switzerland
Directing

Léa Pool

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).

As director

We'll Find Happiness

We'll Find Happiness

2025 · Director
Hôtel Silence

Hôtel Silence

2024 · Director
Worst Case, We Get Married

Worst Case, We Get Married

2017 · Director
Double Sentence

Double Sentence

2017 · Director
The Passion of Augustine

The Passion of Augustine

2015 · Director
Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Pink Ribbons, Inc.

2011 · Director
The Last Escape

The Last Escape

2010 · Director
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's

Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's

2008 · Director
The Blue Butterfly

The Blue Butterfly

2004 · Director
Lost and Delirious

Lost and Delirious

2001 · Director
Set Me Free

Set Me Free

1999 · Director
Gabrielle Roy

Gabrielle Roy

1998 · Director
Desire in Motion

Desire in Motion

1994 · Director
Rispondetemi

Rispondetemi

1992 · Director
Montreal Stories

Montreal Stories

1991 · Director
The Savage Woman

The Savage Woman

1991 · Director
Hotel Chronicles

Hotel Chronicles

1990 · Director
Straight for the Heart

Straight for the Heart

1988 · Director
Anne Trister

Anne Trister

1986 · Director
A Woman in Transit

A Woman in Transit

1984 · Director
Strass Café

Strass Café

1980 · Director

As actor

Léa devant la caméra

Léa devant la caméra

2023
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004 · Self
Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

2000 · Self