Pierre Falardeau Explained

Pierre Falardeau
Birth Date: December 28, 1946
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting Place:Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, writer, actor
Yearsactive:1971–2009
Alma Mater:Université de Montréal

Pierre Falardeau (December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Canadian 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

Awards

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierre Falardeau The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2022-01-17. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  2. News: Cameron. Daphné. 26 September 2009. Pierre Falardeau est mort. fr. La Presse. live. 22 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20170527074236/https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/200909/26/01-905791-pierre-falardeau-est-mort.php. 27 May 2017.
  3. Book: Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. Montreal. fr.
  4. André Duchesne, "Falardeau : un homme debout". La Presse, October 20, 2010.
  5. Web site: Hard-liners and former terrorists now feel welcome in Landry's PQ. Vigile Archives . Vigile.net . January 11, 2007 . 2012-03-07. en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728191037/http://www.vigile.net/spip.php?page=archives&u=%2Farchives%2Fds-michaud%2Fdocs%2F01-12-8-macpherson.html . July 28, 2011 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Netgraphe inc. . Canoe – Infos – Québec-Canada: Falardeau encore dans de beaux draps . Infinit.com . April 23, 2009 . 2012-03-07. fr.
  7. News: 2009-09-26. Drapeau du Hezbollah: Falardeau s'explique (13 août 2006). 2022-01-16. La Presse. fr . Girard . Mario .

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