Pierre Perrault
This article is about the film director. For the French scientist, see Pierre Perrault (scientist).
| Pierre Perrault | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1927 Montréal, Canada |
| Died |
24 June 1999 (aged 71) L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1963-1996 |
Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director.[1] He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec.[2] In 1994 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier.[3]
Pour la suite du monde (1963), Le règne du jour (1967), and Les voitures d'eau (1968) make up his critically acclaimed L'Isle-aux-Coudres Trilogy.
His film La bête lumineuse (1982) screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 36th Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
- Icewarrior (1996)
- Cornouailles (1994)
- L'oumigmag ou l'objectif documentaire (1993)
- La toundra (1992)
- La grande allure (1985)
- Les voiles bas et en travers (1983)
- La bête lumineuse (1982)
- Le pays de la terre sans arbre ou Le Mouchouânipi (1980)
- Gens d'Abitibi (1980)
- Le goût de la farine (1977)
- C'était un Québecois en Bretagne, Madame (1977)
- Le retour à la terre (1976)
- Un royaume vous attend (Co-Directed with Bernard Gosselin, 1976)
- Tickets s.v.p (Short, 1973)
- L'Acadie, l'Acadie (Co-Directed with Michel Brault, 1971)
- Un pays sans bon sens! (1970)
- Le beau plaisir (Short Co-Directed with Michel Brault and Bernard Gosselin, 1968)
- Les voitures d'eau (1968)
- Le règne du jour (1967)
- Pour la suite du monde (Co-Directed with Michel Brault and Marcel Carrière, 1963)
Further reading
- Olivier Ducharme et Pierre-Alexandre Fradet, Une vie sans bon sens. Regard philosophique sur Pierre Perrault, foreword by Jean-Daniel Lafond, Montréal, Nota bene, coll. "Philosophie continentale", 2016, 210 p.
- David Clandfield, Jerry White, Pierre Perreault; David Clandfield; Jerry White; Pierre Perreault (2004). Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary. Toronto International Film Festival Group in conjunction with Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-9689132-3-9.
References
External links
- Pierre Perrault at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography of Pierre Perrault, National Film Board of Canada website
- Watch films by Pierre Perrault, National Film Board of Canada website
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