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 (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]

  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.