Worried and anxious character in The perfect momentsand financial shark in Before the crashÉmile Proulx-Cloutier believes that Quebec viewers are increasingly open to more sophisticated television offerings.
The actor, songwriter, performer and director notes the presence of increasingly daring series on the Quebec television landscape.
“There are many people who are willing to stick to more ambitious proposals. I realize the public is capable of taking it, and more than you think. You just have to put them in the right door,” he said.
Émile Proulx-Cloutier refers to the series Mégantic, The Night Laurier Gaudreault Woke Up by Xavier Dolan, and also to Plan B and even Before the Crash in which he starred.
“There were a lot of people who were afraid that the public wouldn’t participate in Plan B. We should stop thinking that people are not capable. You can talk to them about all kinds of things that on paper we would say: no, no, no,” he pointed out during a visit to Quebec.
Émile Proulx-Cloutier is preparing to film the second season of Before the crash and the final 12 episodes of Les Moments Parfaits, which will end next fall.
“I have no news to reveal. I haven’t looked at the lyrics yet,” he said.
With elegance
Louis Thomas, his worried and anxious character, is about to get married. He is also the biological father of Isabelle’s future child, a baby conceived before he returned to a relationship with Annie. The final episode of the current season will air on March 29th.
“I hear a lot about this series. I trust the writing team had some breathing room to go further and I’m confident they tied it all together elegantly,” he said.
In Before the Crash he plays François Lecompte, a self-confident financial nut. A character miles away from the one in Perfect Moments.
“All kinds of people – and all ages – talk to me about this show. It’s so much fun when someone in their 20’s comes up to talk to me about it. This is a suggestion that could have been nested, but it isn’t at all. We look at people in their shiny step and that’s what artworks are for,” he concluded.