Jean Beaudin ( 6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019 ) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter . He directed 20 films since 1969 . His film '' J.A. Martin Photographer '' , was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival , where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress . The film also won best Film , he won best Director , and Mercure won best Actress awards at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards . He was nominated ( but did not win ) for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction in 1986 , 1992 and 2003 for his films '' The Alley Cat ( Le Matou ) '' , '' Being at Home with Claude '' and '' The Collector ( Le Collectionneur ) '' , respectively
1977 Cannes Film Festival
1977 Cannes Film Festival
Jean Beaudin