Bernard Devlin (director)
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Bernard Devlin was a Canadian
film producer, script writer and director, who played an important role in the development of the National Film Board
.
Born in Quebec City
, he studied at Loyola University
. Devlin joined the Royal Navy
and served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He joined the National Film Board in 1946 and became director of French production in 1953. Devlin was a director for a series of documentaries in the direct cinema
style known as On the Spot
(Sur le vif in French). From 1954 to 1956, he worked with Radio-Canada
, helping to establish French language television programming. Devlin returned to the National Film Board in 1959, directing French language television programs, and was director of French production again from 1960 to 1961. In 1959 he directed his most famous film Les Brûlés. He worked mainly on English films from 1964 to 1974.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film producer, script writer and director, who played an important role in the development of the National Film Board
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
.
Born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, he studied at Loyola University
Loyola College (Montreal)
Loyola College was a Jesuit college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ceased to exist when it was incorporated into Concordia University in 1974. A portion of the original College remains as a separate entity called Loyola High School....
. Devlin joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He joined the National Film Board in 1946 and became director of French production in 1953. Devlin was a director for a series of documentaries in the direct cinema
Direct Cinema
Direct Cinema is a documentary genre that originated between 1958 and 1962 in North America, principally in the Canadian province of Quebec and the United States...
style known as On the Spot
On the Spot (Canadian TV series)
On the Spot was the first television series made specifically for TV by the National Film Board of Canada, which aired on CBC Television for two seasons from 1953 to 1954. Each episode reported on a different aspect of life in Canada...
(Sur le vif in French). From 1954 to 1956, he worked with Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
, helping to establish French language television programming. Devlin returned to the National Film Board in 1959, directing French language television programs, and was director of French production again from 1960 to 1961. In 1959 he directed his most famous film Les Brûlés. He worked mainly on English films from 1964 to 1974.
Selected works
- Contrat de travail (1950) - Short
- L'homme aux oiseaux (1952) - Short
- Les Suspects (1956) - Short
- Alfred J. (1956)
- Que Dieu vous soit en aide (1956)
- Les Brûlés (1957) - series of television dramas
- Les Brûlés (1959)
- L'héritage (1960)
- Dubois et Fils (1961)
- A Question of Identity: War of 1812 (1966) - Short
- Once Upon a Prime Time (1966) - Short
- A Case of Eggs (1974)