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Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the
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, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including ''Stéréotypes'' (1991), ''Les Fleurs magiques'' (1995), and ''Les Mots magiques'' (1998). His debut feature, ''
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'' (1995), was nominated for nine
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, including nods for Vallée's direction and editing. His fourth feature film, ''
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'' (2005), received further critical acclaim and was a financial success. He was such a perfectionist, and budgets were so tight, the film took almost ten years to make. Vallée's follow-up, ''
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'' (2009), garnered strong reviews and received three
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nominations. He was offered this film by producer Graham King, who was impressed by ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' and wanted Vallée to make something similar. Vallée was initially unsure about accepting this offer, as he didn't much care about period films, or the British monarchy. However, his love for a cinematic challenge won out, and he researched Queen Victoria in great depth before starting the film. His sixth film, ''
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'' (2011), was the most nominated film at the
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. Vallée's next films, the American dramas ''
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'' (2013) and '' Wild'' (2014) continued this acclaim and the former earned him a nomination for the
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. He was a member of the
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in the Director's Branch from 2014 until his death in 2021. He was known for his naturalistic approach to filming, encouraging actors to improvise during takes, and used natural lighting and handheld cameras. He described himself as being like "a kid on a set. A kid playing with a huge toy and having fun". Vallée ventured into television by executive producing and directing two projects for
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, the drama series '' Big Little Lies'' (2017) and the thriller miniseries ''
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'' (2018). For the former, he won the
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.


Early life

Vallée was born and raised in
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, Quebec, one of four children. He studied filmmaking at the
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and the
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.


Career


1980s: Music videos and short films

Vallée's earliest-known works include five music videos written and directed in August 1985. The music videos were part of a project by Les Productions Perfo 30 to produce 30 music videos in 30 days for a total budget of not over $50,000 CAD. Les Productions Perfo 30 had been founded earlier that year in May 1985 by André Fortin, Martin-Éric Ouellette and Martin Saint-Pierre, and wound up producing a total of 32 music videos, all directed during the month of August, with editing spanning September and October. Vallée was one of four directors (along with Fortin, Ouellette and Claude Grégoire) to helm directorial duties. His music videos included Wild Touch's ''My Chick Is In My Bed'', Glockenspiel's ''Odeline'', Park Avenue's ''Don't Talk To Strangers'', Angel's ''Angel's Evolution'' and New News' ''The Splice Of Life''. The music videos premiered theatrically at the
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in Montreal on November 1, 1985, for a limited press screening, then officially on November 9, 1985, for the general public. The music videos later aired on Canadian television through
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. In the 1990s, Vallée produced a number of short films that aroused considerable
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interest. In 1991, ''Stereotypes'', a
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comedy inspired by some American classic films, received numerous prizes at several events, including Best Promising Director for Vallée at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Vallée later adopted a more personal and autobiographical tone with '' Magical Flowers (Les Fleurs magiques)'' (1995) and '' Magical Words (Les Mots magiques)'' (1998), awarded respectively Best Short Film at the
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and the 1st Jutra Awards, in which the director explored the relationship between father and son.


1995–2005: Directorial film debut

Vallée made his feature-length debut in 1995 with '' Liste noire'' (''Black List''), which became the highest-grossing film in Quebec that year and received nine
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nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Achievement in Direction. In the wake of this success, Vallée moved to Los Angeles where he directed ''
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'' (1998), a Western film written by and starring
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, and ''Loser Love'' (1999). After these two low-budget productions, he directed two episodes of the television series '' The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' (2000). During the mid-1990s, Vallée was preparing ''
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'' from a screenplay inspired by his own youth and that of his co-writer, François Boulay. Vallée wanted to shoot the film in the United States, but his friend Michel Côté, who also starred in ''Black List'', convinced him to shoot in Quebec. After ten years in production, ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' was finally released in 2005 and became one of the most successful films in Quebec history, both financially and critically. It tells the story of Zachary Beaulieu, a young man dealing with
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and
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while growing up with four brothers and a conservative father in 1960s and 1970s Quebec. The role of Zachary Beaulieu was portrayed by
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, while Michel Côté and
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starred as Zachary's parents. ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' had its world premiere at the
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and was awarded Best Canadian Feature Film. It received unanimous praise from film critics, with the film aggregator website,
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, giving the film a 100% "Certified Fresh" rating, based on reviews from 17 critics. It received several accolades, including eleven
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and thirteen
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.


2009–2015: Established career

''The Young Victoria'' (2009) After the success of ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'',
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and
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hired Jean-Marc Vallée to direct the period drama ''
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''. Written by
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, the film is based on the early life and reign of
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, and her marriage to
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. The film stars
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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among a large ensemble cast. Critical reception was generally positive and the film was nominated for three
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, winning the 2009
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. ''Café de Flore'' (2011) In 2011, Vallée wrote, directed, and edited ''
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'', a love story which connects a man and woman living in present-day Montreal with a mother and her son in 1960s Paris. The film starred French pop star
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and Québécois actors Kevin Parent,
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, and Evelyne Brochu. It received generally positive reviews from Canadian film critics and garnered thirteen nominations at the
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. American reviews were more mixed; ''Variety'''s Boyd van Hoeij saluted the film's casting, but deemed ''Café de Flore'' unoriginal, noting that "Vallée has taken what made ''C.R.A.Z.Y'' so successful, and simply tried to replicate it on a slightly larger scale. ccasionallysimilarities between the films... are so striking it almost feels like Vallée's ripping himself off". ''Dallas Buyers Club'' (2013) Vallée's next film, ''
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'', starred
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,
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, and
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. The film is based on the true-life tale of
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, an electrician in Texas diagnosed with AIDS and given 30 days to live, who began smuggling
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and not-yet-approved drugs into the United States to help himself and other AIDS patients. The film was released in 2013 to critical acclaim, earning Matthew McConaughey the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Jared Leto a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for six
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, including
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and
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, and won the awards for Best Actor for McConaughey, and Best Supporting Actor for Leto. Vallée also received a nomination for the
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under his alias, John Mac McMurphy. ''Wild'' (2014) Vallée's film '' Wild'', starring
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, premiered on August 29, 2014, at the
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, and was also featured at the
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on September 8 and the
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on September 24. It was released in North America on December 5, 2014. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Actress for Reese Witherspoon, and Best Supporting Actress for
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. In May 2015, Vallée received the
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Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, given to an artist in recognition of work of an extraordinary nature over the previous performance year. ''Demolition'' (2015) Vallée's next film, ''
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'' (2015), starred
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and
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, and opened the
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in September 2015.


2017–2019: HBO limited series

''Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) In 2017, he directed and executive-produced the acclaimed
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miniseries '' Big Little Lies'', winning a
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. ''Sharp Objects'' (2018) Vallée also directed and executive-produced all the episodes of ''
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'' for HBO in 2018. The series was based on the novel by
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. In April 2021, he and Nathan Ross via Crazyrose signed a deal with HBO and HBO Max. Unfinished projects Prior to his death, Vallée was set to direct the
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miniseries '' Gorilla and the Bird''.


Personal life and death

Vallée was married to Chantal Cadieux from 1990 until their divorce in 2006. They had two sons, Alex and Émile. Vallée was made an Officer of the
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(OC) in 2017, and an officer in the
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(OQ) in 2020. His son with Cadieux, Émile, played the part of Young Zachary in his 2005 film, ''
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'' On December 25, 2021 Vallée died at the age of 58 from a cardiac
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secondary to severe
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. He was found at his
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in Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec. Following his death, the
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renamed its DGC Discovery Award for emerging filmmakers to the
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in his memory, and filmmaker Marie-Julie Dallaire announced the production of ''Cut Print Thank You Bye'', a documentary film about Vallée's life and career.Hénia Ould-Hammou
"Un documentaire rendra hommage à Jean-Marc Vallée"
'' La Presse'', June 16, 2022.


Filmography

Short films Feature films Television


Awards and nominations


Explanatory notes


References


External links

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Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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