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Ricardo Trogi
Born (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970 (age 54)
Quebec city
Known forQuébec-Montréal, 1991 (film)

Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.

Career

Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. His first two films, Québec-Montréal, about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique), a look at three men and their decisions about having children, were both critical and commercial hits, with Quebec-Montréal receiving four Jutra Awards.[1] His third feature titled 1981, a semi-autobiographical film about his own coming of age, was released in September 2009;[2] it was followed by the sequel films 1987 in 2014, 1991 in 2018, and 1995 in 2024.[3]

In addition to film work, Trogi also directed the 2004-2005 television series Smash[1] and the 2020 comedy series La Maison-Bleue.[4]

As of 2024, Trogi holds the record for the most films by a Canadian director to surpass $1 million in box office sales in the Quebec market, with seven films having reached that benchmark.[5]

Awards

Filmography

Director

Films
TV series
  • 1988: La Course destination monde (TV documentary series)
  • 2004: Smash (TV mini-series)
  • 2006: La chambre no 13 (TV mini-series)
  • 2007: Les étoiles filantes (TV series)
  • 2011: Malenfant (TV series)
  • 2016: Les Simone (TV series)
  • 2020: La Maison-Bleue

Screenwriter

  • 2002: Québec-Montréal
  • 2005: Dodging the Clock
  • 2009: 1981
  • 2014: 1987
  • 2018: 1991
  • 2024: 1995

Actor

  • 2002: Québec-Montréal as a police agent
  • 2009: 1981 as narrator
  • 2010: Face Time (Le Baiser du barbu) as Frank
  • 2014: 1987 as narrator
  • 2018: 1991 as narrator

References

  1. ^ a b "Telefilm Canada profile". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. ^ "Montreal World Film Festival: Ricardo Trogi is excited". Montreal Gazette. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Le tournage du dernier film de Ricardo Trogi, «1995», commence". Le Devoir, October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Philippe Papineau, "«La Maison-Bleue»: bienvenue dans la République (dysfonctionnelle) du Québec". Le Devoir, February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Pascal Leblanc, "1995, septième film millionnaire record pour Ricardo Trogi". La Presse, August 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Marc-Andre Lussier (June 2, 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French).
  7. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021.