To most spectators, professional strongman competitors are larger than life, with a physical prowess difficult to comprehend. A biopic directed by daniel roby, the film stars antoine bertrand as canadian strongman louis cyr. Coming from a robust french canadian family, developing extraordinary strength, when even at a early age. My father, a distant relative of louis told me of many instances of louis weight lifting prowess that my grandfather actually witnessed as a young loomfixer in lowells suffolk textile mill. On his way to raising the louis cyr trophy shaw set three world records, in the dead lift, manhood stones and timber carry. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds 227 kg 14 ton with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds 1,967 kg2. The life and times of louis cyr the globe and mail. Biopic of louis cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th century. Louis cyr these questions can help to guide a students viewing of the louis cyr biography. Louis cyr was an accurate depiction of the francoamerican,irish culture in textile dominated lowell massachusetts in the late 1800s and was well acted. The father of strength tells the remarkable story of a lumberjack from quebec who went on to become the toast of european society, and the greatest lifter of all time.
Louis cyr in massachusetts ma 3 records found whitepages. I was worried i wouldnt be able to understand the movie because it is originally in french, and lucky for me, much of the movie was in english with french subtitles the acting was so brilliantly done i could understand everything that was happening despite a slight language barrier. It weighed only 202 pounds empty but it could be loaded with lead shot to over 270. Louis cyr was an exceptional man whose many feats of strength made him a legend. The film also looks at the fascinating world of modern day strongmen. Lhomme le plus fort du monde 20 directed by daniel roby. While brian has risen steadily through the ranks, this is the defining win of his young career. Louis was a large child, weighing close to 18 pounds at birth and, from an early age, those around him were impressed with his natural strength. In the late 1800s, quebec strongman louis cyr supposedly lifted 4,337 pounds. The cyr dumbell we had was always a bone of contention.
Men from all parts of the country came to see if they might get it overhead. Louis passed away on november 10 1912, at age 49 in montreal. Or, i can pass you the download link that i, personally used as well, and thus you could download it for yourself as well whatever you wanna do, its all good with me, man. First off its obvious from the title that jowett believed cyr was genuinely the strongest of the strong and in fact could claim the title of the strongest man ever. Elementary english as a second language activities examine the inside and outside covers and discuss what you know about louis cyr and the circus world at the end of the 19th century. We found 3 records for louis cyr in dorchester, fall river and 2 other cities in massachusetts. Laetitia seguin, mariececile dahan, mathieu veillette, matthew rouleau, mikael damantsirois, patrick david, vincent poitras louis cyr, lhomme le plus fort du monde louis cyr the strongest man in the. Til of louis cyr, the strongest man to have ever lived.
Louis cyr traditional fiddle tune on mandolin duration. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and. Louis cyr historical records and family trees myheritage. This is the story of a deeply vulnerable man who overcame countless obstacles the toughest of them outside the spotlight. Ever since art spiegelmans stunning maus, published in 1986, expanded the genre to include weighty themes, artists have realized the elastic potential of the form. And speaking of the download torrent link for the movie, here it is, in case you wanna download it yourself. Louis cyr pronounced seer was born on october 11th 1863 in st. Album 1 une rentree a l ecole des herons ce1 pdf download. Beginning when he was little, louis was always told to eat his meats and that his. Louis cyr, a frenchcanadian laborer working in a textile factory, is convinced by an irish promoter to leave his family in order to demonstrate his. The boom in graphic novels for the young is easily understood. Canadian screen awards 2014 vfx nominees the art of. I was able to see louis cyr in the place it was created, quebec. I read through the comments regarding hafthors lift, and everyone said they didnt think that people like him could exist before the advent of nutrition, drugs, fitness gear, and the like.
Louis cyr 1863 1912 louis cyr in biographical summaries of notable people louis cyr was born on october 11 1863, in saintcypriendenapierville, quebec. Here are the nominees for the achievement in visual effects for feature film. What was exceptional about him even from his birth. Louis cyr, lhomme le plus fort du monde is a 20 canadian drama film. The canadian screen awards 2014 have announced their nominations. Create a modern day poster advertising cyr as the strongest man in the world. Riiff 2014 news archives rhode island international film. However, the graphic novels quick emotional semaphore still makes it an ideal medium for the young and readingaverse. Whilst louis father was of average proportions, his mother was almost amazonian, recorded as weighing 265 lbs.