Question: Facts:   - known for: '' demoiselle sauvage '' , '' cap tourmente '' la femme de l'hôtel '' , '' la      - name: michel langlois    - nationality: canadian    - occupation: film director , screenwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michel langlois .
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michel langlois is a canadian film director and screenwriter from quebec .he is a two-time nominee for the genie award for best screenplay , garnering nominations at the 6th genie awards in 1985 for `` la femme de l'hôtel '' and at the 12th genie awards in 1991 for `` la demoiselle sauvage '' .his other screenwriting credits include `` trois pommes à côté du sommeil '' and `` cargo '' .as a director , he made the short films `` sortie 234 '' , `` la nuit du visiteur '' and `` lettre à mon père '' before releasing his feature debut , `` cap tourmente '' , in 1993 .following `` cap tourmente '' , however , langlois has concentrated exclusively on documentary films .his first documentary , released in 2002 , was `` le fil cassé '' , an exploration of his own family genealogy .the film , whose title translates as `` the broken thread '' , was inspired by the fact that as a gay man he would not be fathering children , and thus documenting his ancestry would be his primary contribution to the family history .he followed up with `` mère et monde '' , a documentary about the family whose small inn in saint-joseph-de-la-rive had inspired `` cap tourmente '' , in 2009 ; and `` anne des vingt jours '' , a biographical documentary about writer anne hébert , in 2013 .