Pierre Perrault

Film director

1927 – 1999

60

Who was Pierre Perrault?

Pierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec. In 1994 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier.

Pour la suite du monde, Le règne du jour, and Les voitures d'eau make up his critically acclaimed L'Isle-aux-Coudres Trilogy.

His film La bête lumineuse screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 36th Cannes Film Festival.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jun 29, 1927
Montreal
Also known as
  • Pierre Perreault
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Died
Jun 24, 1999
L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Pierre Perrault." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Dec. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/pierre_perrault>.

Discuss this Pierre Perrault biography with the community:

0 Comments