Television played an important role in the life of the very young Lise Martin. The small screen in Quebec served her well when it came time for the actress to leave her native Guadeloupe and set foot on provincial soil. Memories, she keeps a lot.
Lise, which children’s programs have shaped you?
Oh dear God ! There are so many ! It’s hard to choose. Traboulidon for the changes in the universe and its theatrical aspect, Bobino for Bobinette and Iniminimagimo for the magic of the stories, the actors and also the theatrical side. But I would say that the show that impressed me the most is Gen 1 Passe-Partout.
In 1982 my family and I left Guadeloupe for Quebec. I was 3 years old. My mother was a housewife so no daycare for me. Passe-Partout’s characters were my first imaginary friends and my first exposure to Quebec culture. I remain convinced that this program has greatly contributed to my integration and understanding of the new environment in which my family settled.
What are your fondest television memories from your childhood?
All the rituals surrounding those moments. There were four televisions. The shows took place at fixed times. We had to organize ourselves in order not to miss them or even to get up earlier. I loved enjoying those lonely moments on the couch with my favorite Walt Disney blanket and getting into my imagination with these shows and then reproducing the scenes and reenacting them in my bedroom.
Did you watch a lot of TV when you were young?
The TV was a gathering place in the house, providing moments of collective laughter and complicity. I felt that family tensions, if there were any, disappeared. Listening to Poivre et sel and Samedi PM, I realized that I wanted to be an actress. I heard my parents’ laughter with so much pleasure. We left Guadeloupe under difficult circumstances… I was happy when I felt my parents relax.
Is there a character that has you
influenced?
Passe-Montagne and Grand-Mère, in Passe-Partout. These were the characters who told us stories. For a year I’ve been going through schools to do the same. I tell educational stories I’ve written and then suggest activities for the students. My way of approaching children, how I present myself to them and my actions are strongly influenced by these two characters.
What do you think of today’s youth television?
There are beautiful products, but sometimes I find it too clean. The program I enjoyed the most remains Kaboum precisely because I have found a freedom in acting, writing and humor that I had not seen in a long time. I love Kilucru Island so much for the same reason. [nouveauté dans laquelle elle joue et qui est attendue cet automne à Télé-Québec et ICI Télé, NDLR]. The creators had the audacity to create a great character, played by my handsome lover Marcel Leboeuf: Trollilo, a gruff peasant troll, full of flaws but super lovable […] I like imperfect characters.
to monitor Sunday
Telethon Operation Enfant Soleil 2022
Presentation of the 35th edition of this fundraising marathon to collect donations for sick children. In animation we find Annie Brocoli, Maxime Landry, Camille Dg, Alain Dumas, Anick Dumontet, Louis-Georges Girard and Josée Lavigueur. 12:30 p.m. / VAT
24th Quebec Cinema Gala
Geneviève Schmidt will once again host the Québec Cinéma Gala, celebrating the artisans and filmmakers of the province of La Belle. First up is the red carpet, broadcast from 7:30 p.m. and directed by Isabelle Racicot, accompanied by Tatiana Polevoy. The two women will be back at 10pm, this time on ICI ARTV, for the Quebec Cinema after-gala. 8 p.m. / HERE TV
The three little pigs
Comedy by Patrick Huard starring France Castel, Claude Legault, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge and Paul Doucet. While their mother is hospitalized in a deep coma, three brothers face various marital and extramarital misadventures. 9:30 p.m. / Télé-Québec