Rudy Barichello


Biography

Montreal-based filmmaker and writer Rudy Barichello was best known for directing the historical drama "Meetings with a Young Poet" (2013). The film explored the remarkable life and career of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, through his conversations with a fledgling Canadian poet. The film debuted at the 2013 International Film Festival of India and received mostly positive...

Biography

Montreal-based filmmaker and writer Rudy Barichello was best known for directing the historical drama "Meetings with a Young Poet" (2013). The film explored the remarkable life and career of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, through his conversations with a fledgling Canadian poet. The film debuted at the 2013 International Film Festival of India and received mostly positive reviews, signaling Rudy Barichello as a promising Canadian filmmaker to watch. Barichello started his career in movies as a producer. His first job was on the low-budget thriller "Killer Image" in 1992, followed by serving as both producer and writer of "Alegria" (1999), a fantasy romance drama. Barichello made his directorial debut with the French Canadian thriller "Dans l'oeil du chat" (2004), which he also co-wrote with Marcel Beaulieu. Around the time "Dans l'oeil du chat" was being released, Barichello and Beaulieu had decided on their next project while meeting in a Paris café. Both admirers of Samuel Beckett's work, the duo decided to write a film about the literary icon. It took them over a decade to secure the funding for what would eventually become "Meetings with a Young Poet," but when it debuted at the 2013 International Film Festival of India, critics and audiences alike praised the film for its immersive character study of the often-cantankerous playwright.

Filmography

 

Writer (Feature Film)

Alegria (1998)
Screenwriter

Producer (Feature Film)

Alegria (1998)
Producer
Killer Image (1992)
Producer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Bogus (1996)
Other

Life Events

1992

Produced "Killer Image"

2004

Directorial debut with "Dans l'oeil du chat"

2013

Co-wrote and directed "Meetings with a Young Poet"

Bibliography