Pierre Falardeau
Pierre Falardeau | |
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| Born | December 28, 1946 |
| Died | September 25, 2009 (aged 62) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, writer, actor |
| Years active | 1971–2009 |
Pierre Falardeau (December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence.
Falardeau wrote at least one book, Rien n'est plus précieux que la liberté et l'indépendance.[1] He died on September 25, 2009, following a long battle with cancer.[2] He was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[3]
Following his death, he was the subject of the 2010 documentary film Falardeau.[4]
Political views[edit]
With regard to minorities, Falardeau stated he did not care whether someone was white, black, yellow or green with orange polka dots; those who supported independence he considered brothers and sisters, and those who did not were "the enemy".[5]
Falardeau created some controversy during his career. For example, in 2006, a photograph surfaced of him at an August 2006 Montreal pro-Palestinian rally about the Israel-Lebanon conflict. The picture shows Falardeau with some young men and his friend and filmmaking partner Julien Poulin holding a Hezbollah flag. When asked to comment, Falardeau responded that he approached the men to understand why they supported Hezbollah, and that the flag belonged to the young men.[6][7]
Filmography[edit]
- Continuons le combat - 1971
- À mort - 1972
- Les canadiens sont là - 1973
- Le magra - 1975
- À force de courage - 1977
- Pea Soup - 1979
- Speak White - 1980
- Elvis Gratton - 1981
- Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton - 1983
- Pas encore Elvis Gratton! - 1985
- Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings - 1985
- The Party (Le Party) - 1990
- The Steak (Le Steak) - 1992
- Le temps des bouffons - 1993
- Octobre - 1994
- Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis - 1999
- February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) - 2001
- Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong - 2004
- Bob Gratton : Ma Vie, My Life - 2007-2009
Awards[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pierre Falardeau | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Cameron, Daphné (September 26, 2009). "Pierre Falardeau est mort". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Falardeau : un homme debout". La Presse, October 20, 2010.
- ^ "Hard-liners and former terrorists now feel welcome in Landry's PQ". Vigile Archives. Vigile.net. January 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Netgraphe inc. (April 23, 2009). "Canoe – Infos – Québec-Canada: Falardeau encore dans de beaux draps" (in French). Infinit.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Girard, Mario (September 26, 2009). "Drapeau du Hezbollah: Falardeau s'explique (13 août 2006)". La Presse (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in French)
- Unofficial website (in French)
- Pierre Falardeau at IMDb
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- 1946 births
- People from Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Université de Montréal alumni
- Quebec sovereigntists
- Male actors from Montreal
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian documentary film directors
- Film directors from Montreal
- Film producers from Quebec
- Canadian screenwriters in French
- Writers from Montreal
- Canadian anthropologists
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Quebec
- Deaths from kidney cancer
- Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
- 20th-century Canadian screenwriters
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Directors of Genie Award winners for Best Theatrical Short