Gilbert Sicotte

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Feb 18, 1948 (77 years old)

Gilbert Sicotte

Known For

One Summer
2h 6m
Movie 2023

One Summer

For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a worn-out man. Exhausted from running his church, which serves as a shelter, and overwhelmed by the bills they can no longer pay, Marc must face the facts: he will have to shut down his church. Like a call from Providence, he inherits a property in the Bas-du-Fleuve region and decides to take a group of homeless people with him, who, like himself, need a vacation.

Arlette
1h 58m
Movie 2022

Arlette

Approached by the Prime Minister of Quebec to rejuvenate the image of his government, Arlette Saint-Amour becomes, overnight, Minister of Culture. She succeeds by her look and her daring in creating a real buzz around Culture.

Maria Chapdelaine
2h 38m
Movie 2021

Maria Chapdelaine

In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine, a young girl of seventeen, lived with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River, north of Lake Saint-Jean. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot dampen the warmth of family life, Maria, strong and full of hope, finds herself faced with major dilemmas. Thrust into the world of adults, Maria will suddenly be forced to decide on her future as a woman.

Mafia Inc.
2h 23m
Movie 2020

Mafia Inc.

The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather. Without the Paternò knowing, he stages a big operation and is promoted. Fuming with jealousy, Giaco discovers that Vince committed a monstrous act during his stroke. The Gamache disown Vince and war begins.

Thanks for Everything
1h 39m
Movie 2019

Thanks for Everything

Sisters Marianne and Christine take a road trip from Montreal to the Magdalen Islands to spread the ashes of their late father. He wasn’t exactly an angel, and his associates are hot on their trail.

The Wall
TV Show 2019

The Wall

Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure is always up for a challenge. Being cooped up in the massive structure that is the colony – the inhabitants simply call it “The Wall” – soon presents her with some challenges that exceed her investigative efforts.

And the Birds Rained Down
2h 7m
Movie 2019

And the Birds Rained Down

A photographer sets off toward a mysterious forest to find Boychuk, witness and victim of the Great Fire that swept through Northern Ontario at the turn of the 20th century. But before she arrives, she learns that Boychuck has just perished. Survivors of the long-ago fire, Tom and Charlie, two elderly men who have chosen to live out their last days in the woods, are introduced to Marie Desneige, whose 60 year institutionalization has only fueled her passion for life. Meanwhile, the photographer is discovering that Boychuck had been a painter, whose life’s work had been entirely inspired by the Great Fire. The story immerses us in a historical drama while captivating us with the strange lives of these men of the forest. Three men who, in choosing freedom above all else, made a deal with death.

Stolen Identity
1h 33m
Movie 2018

Stolen Identity

Inspired by a true story, a young man from a good family becomes an effective and seductive con artist, crushing the dreams of innocent people in his wake.

Béliveau: le documentaire
Movie 2017

Béliveau: le documentaire

Paul à Québec
1h 37m
Movie 2015

Paul à Québec

In 1999, Paul and his partner Julie experienced beautiful moments with their young daughter. They are looking for a house in Montreal and frequently see their family, notably Julie's parents who live in St-Nicolas, a suburb of Quebec City. But the illness has hit Roland hard, the proud and generous patriarch of the family, who tries as best he can to hide the ultimatum he is suffering from his children. Life being what it is, Roland will have to be admitted to a palliative care center while his loved ones, including Paul, will have to come to terms with the idea of ​​his death. In the process, Paul will take up drawing.

Biography

Gilbert Sicotte, CM (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Sicotte is known for roles in The Vultures (Les Vautours), Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas), The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves), The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux), Maria Chapdelaine (1983, Gilles Carle), Fortier, Louis Cyr, Léolo, Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau), Paul à Québec, And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) and Maria Chapdelaine (2021, Sébastien Pilote). He has also done some voice over work. He has been a three-time Jutra/Iris Award winner for Best Actor, winning at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2011 for The Salesman, at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016 for Paul à Québec, and at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down. He has also been a four-time Genie and Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor, receiving lead acting nods at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for Cap Tourmente, the 15th Genie Awards in 1994 for Les Pots cassés and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for And the Birds Rained Down, and a supporting nod at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008 for Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil). Sicotte taught at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal from 1987 to 2018 for allegations of humiliating students in the classroom and authoritarian attitudes. Sicotte was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, "For his contributions to the performing arts as an actor, and for his commitment to training the next generation." Sicotte is the father of Antoine Sicotte, a member of Sky. Source: Article "Gilbert Sicotte" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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