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Pierre Perrault(1927-1999)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Pierre Perrault in Les traces du rêve (1986)
Born in Montreal, Québec, Pierre Perrault went to law school before turning is attention to the cinema. Concerned more by real life then fiction, he makes movies in the 'cinéma direct' style. He filmed real people in real life situations listening to what they have to say and looking at how they do things. He is also a poet and a writer.
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedJune 23, 1999(71)
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedJune 23, 1999(71)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963)
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
8.2
  • Director
  • 1963
The Shimmering Beast (1982)
The Shimmering Beast
7.6
  • Director
  • 1982
The Times That Are (1967)
The Times That Are
7.7
  • Director
  • 1967
Icewarrior (1994)
Icewarrior
6.5
  • Director
  • 1994

Credits

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Director

  • Icewarrior (1994)
    Icewarrior
    6.5
    • directed by
    • 1994
  • L'oumigmag ou l'objectif documentaire (1993)
    L'oumigmag ou l'objectif documentaire
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1993
  • La grande allure (1985)
    La grande allure
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • La grande allure (1re partie) (1985)
    La grande allure (1re partie)
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1985
  • La grande allure (2e partie) (1985)
    La grande allure (2e partie)
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Les voiles bas et en travers (1983)
    Les voiles bas et en travers
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Shimmering Beast (1982)
    The Shimmering Beast
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Land Without Trees, or the Mouchouânipi (1980)
    Land Without Trees, or the Mouchouânipi
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Gens d'Abitibi (1980)
    Gens d'Abitibi
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1980
  • C'était un Québecois en Bretagne, Madame (1977)
    C'était un Québecois en Bretagne, Madame
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Le goût de la farine (1977)
    Le goût de la farine
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Le retour à la terre (1976)
    Le retour à la terre
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Un royaume vous attend (1976)
    Un royaume vous attend
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Tickets s.v.p (1973)
    Tickets s.v.p
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Acadia Acadia?!? (1971)
    Acadia Acadia?!?
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1971

Writer

  • Au pays de Neufve France: Volume I (1997)
    Au pays de Neufve France: Volume I
    • original material
    • 1997
  • Au pays de Neufve France: Volume I (1997)
    Au pays de Neufve France: Volume II
    • original material
    • 1997
  • Au pays de Neufve France: Volume I (1997)
    Au pays de Neufve France: Volume III
    • original material
    • 1997
  • Au pays de Neufve France: Volume I (1997)
    Au pays de Neufve France: Volume IV
    • original material
    • 1997
  • Icewarrior (1994)
    Icewarrior
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Attiuk (1963)
    Attiuk
    7.1
    Short
    • text
    • 1963
  • The Jean Richard (1963)
    The Jean Richard
    7.3
    Short
    • text
    • 1963
  • Whalehead (1963)
    Whalehead
    7.3
    Short
    • text
    • 1963
  • Winter Sealing at La Tabatière (1963)
    Winter Sealing at La Tabatière
    7.2
    Short
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963)
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
    8.2
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Canadian Diamonds (1960)
    Canadian Diamonds
    7.4
    Short
    • text
    • 1960
  • Ka Ke Ki Ku (1960)
    Ka Ke Ki Ku
    7.0
    Short
    • text
    • 1960
  • On the Sea (1960)
    On the Sea
    6.0
    Short
    • text
    • 1960
  • Soirée at St. Hilarion (1960)
    Soirée at St. Hilarion
    6.9
    Short
    • text
    • 1960
  • The Land of Jacques Cartier (1960)
    The Land of Jacques Cartier
    7.3
    Short
    • text
    • 1960

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • The Kiss (1988)
    The Kiss
    5.5
    • wardrobe master (as Pierre Perreault)
    • 1988
  • State Park (1988)
    State Park
    4.7
    • wardrobe coordinator
    • 1988
  • Hold-Up (1985)
    Hold-Up
    6.5
    • costumer
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative name
    • Pierre Perreault
  • Born
    • June 29, 1927
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • June 23, 1999
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Yolande Simard Perrault? - June 23, 1999 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Also poet and playwright for which he won awards, he was also a radio scriptwriter. Some of his radio-shows were one of the basis of his work as a film maker.

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