Richard Ciupka

Director

January 1, 1950 (76 years)

Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Biography

Richard Ciupka is a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He is perhaps best known for his work on the 1983 horror film Curtains, as well as his collaborations with Louis Malle on the 1980 film Atlantic City, Alexandre Arcady on the 1985 film Hold-Up and Claude Chabrol on three feature films in France. Ciupka also filmed or directed over 520 television commercials in Canada and the United States. His work on the Canadian drama series Nouvelle adresse garnered him a Gémeaux award for "Best …

Filmography

6.1

The Hunger

The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.

5.4

Curtains

Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

4.2

Coyote

Story of a wild first love that takes place at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River between the refineries at Pointe-Au-Trembles and the rock culture of Montreal.

6.0

L’incomparable Mademoiselle C.

In this sequel to the popular adventures of Mademoiselle C, the strange Mademoiselle Charlotte began a new life as a postwoman in Saint-Gérard where she encounters a particularly dishonest businessman.

6.7

The Mysterious Miss C.

An eccentric teacher (Marie-Chantal Perron) causes children at her elementary school to change the way they look at themselves.

5.6

The Last Breath

A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.

5.5

Duo

A romantic comedy about Pascale, an agent for musicians, who is betrayed by Lewis Carl, her fiance and most important client.

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Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

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Task Force: Caviar

Based on a true story, a veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life.

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Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine

Lawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.

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Heritage Minutes: Soddie

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

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Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier

The explorer's first meeting with Iroquoian peoples provides one story of how Canada got its name.

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Heritage Minutes: Orphans

French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

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Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

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Heritage Minutes: Superman

Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created.

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Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion

Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

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Heritage Minutes: Valour Road

Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.

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Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

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Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout

The first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada faces prejudice in the classroom.

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Heritage Minutes: Peacekeepers

Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.