Pierre Falardeau

Pierre Falardeau
BornDecember 28, 1946 (1946-12-28)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedSeptember 25, 2009(2009-09-25) (aged 62)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting placeNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, writer, actor
Years active1971–2009

Pierre Falardeau (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ falaʁdo]; 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

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pierre Falardeau | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
  4. ^ André Duchesne, "Falardeau : un homme debout". La Presse, October 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Netgraphe inc. (April 23, 2009). "Canoe – Infos – Québec-Canada: Falardeau encore dans de beaux draps" (in French). Infinit.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Girard, Mario (September 26, 2009). "Drapeau du Hezbollah: Falardeau s'explique (13 août 2006)". La Presse (in French). Retrieved January 16, 2022.