Pierre Falardeau

Pierre Falardeau

Born	December 28, 1946 (1946-12-28) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	September 25, 2009(2009-09-25) (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

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

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

Luc Perreault Award

References

^ "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.