jean beaudin (6 february 1939 – 18 may 2019) was a canadian movie director and screenwriter. he directed 20 movies, including french-language movies "j.a. martin photographer" (1977), "the alley cat" (1985), "being at home with claude" (1992) and "the collector" (2002). he was born in montreal, quebec. beaudin's partner of more than 20 years was actress domini blythe (1947–2010).