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Jean-Marc Vallée

ジャン＝マルク・ヴァレ　/　じゃん＝まるく・ゔぁれ

Actor from Canada

March 9, 1963 – December 25, 2021　・　Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Quebec
actor
film director
screenwriter

My Take

Jean-Marc Vallée is a filmmaker I quietly admire for trusting silence and texture over noise. The Montreal-born director studied film locally, sharpened his craft on short films through the 1990s, and grew into a storyteller who could shape both cinema and prestige television. The 2017 Emmy for directing a limited series confirmed what I already felt watching his work: he understood how to let actors breathe. Honored as an Officer of the Order of Canada and the National Order of Quebec, he carried real institutional respect. His death on Christmas Day in 2021 felt abrupt to me, cutting short a voice I wanted more years of.

Overview

Jean-Marc Vallée (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃maʁk vale]; March 9, 1963 – December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including Stéréotypes (1991), Les Fleurs magiques (1995), and Les Mots magiques (1998).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jean-Marc Vallée
Name (Japanese): ジャン＝マルク・ヴァレ
Reading: じゃん＝まるく・ゔぁれ
Born: March 9, 1963 – December 25, 2021
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rabbit
Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer / film editor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2018 Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award
2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
2020 Officer of the National Order of Quebec
Officer of the Order of Canada

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AC

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