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).
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1950-09-08 · Geneva, Switzerland
Known for
- Lost and Delirious (2001) — Director
- The Blue Butterfly (2004) — Director
- The Passion of Augustine (2015) — Director
- Worst Case, We Get Married (2017) — Screenplay
- Set Me Free (1999) — Director
- Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (2008) — Director
- Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011) — Director
- Montreal Stories (1991) — Director
- Anne Trister (1986) — Director
- Desire in Motion (1994) — Writer
- Straight for the Heart (1988) — Screenplay
- Rispondetemi (1992) — Writer
- Hôtel Silence (2024) — Writer
- We'll Find Happiness (2025) — Director
- Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) — Self
- A Woman in Transit (1984) — Director