Director
Léa Pool
Born September 8, 1950 in Geneva, Switzerland
21 films
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).
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First watchLost and Delirious20016.8After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds…View filmFilmography
21 films as director- 2025We'll Find HappinessDirector
- 2024Hôtel SilenceDirector
- 2017Worst Case, We Get MarriedDirector
- 2017Double SentenceDirector
- 2015The Passion of AugustineDirector
- 2011Pink Ribbons, Inc.Director
- 2010The Last EscapeDirector
- 2008Mommy Is at the Hairdresser'sDirector
- 2004The Blue ButterflyDirector
- 2001Lost and DeliriousDirector
- 1999Set Me FreeDirector
- 1998Gabrielle RoyDirector
- 1994Desire in MotionDirector
- 1992RispondetemiDirector
- 1991Montreal StoriesDirector
- 1991The Savage WomanDirector
- 1990Hotel ChroniclesDirector
- 1988Straight for the HeartDirector
- 1986Anne TristerDirector
- 1984A Woman in TransitDirector
- 1980Strass CaféDirector