Quebec's disco queen at 10, still belting at 70-something — this is showbiz survival, baby.
Discover in all intimacy the life of the singer and actress Michèle Richard. From her first performance on film at the age of ten until the acquisition of her new residence in the Laurentian Mountains.
Acting
Michèle IS the show — unapologetic, rambling, magnificent.
Editing
Jarring cuts between child-star innocence and present-day realness.
Director
Frédéric Gieling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michèle Richard is virtually unknown outside French Canada, yet she sold out arenas for decades — this doc is essentially untranslatable cultural currency.
Director Frédéric Gieling spent three years filming; Richard initially thought he was making a short birthday video for her website.
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