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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

  • 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

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. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. 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.