The director died at his home near Quebec; the cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Jean-Marc Valley was born and raised in the Canadian city of Montreal, where he studied filmmaking.
Initially, he made music videos and short films that earned critical acclaim. Vale’s full-length debut, the 1995 thriller, was also a success “Black list”.
In 2005, a film made in Valais was released “C.R.A.Z.Y.”, which has been recognized by film critics as one of the ten best Canadian films of all time.
The promising director was noticed in Hollywood, and in 2009 he made a film New Victoria with Emily Blant in the lead role in the British Queen Victoria ‘s youth.
The 2013 film won the most acclaim in Valais Dallas Buyers Club, which reported an AIDS patient ‘s efforts to distribute an unregistered drug. The main character of the film was played by Matthew Maconahy, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for this role; Jared Leto received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2014, the film made in Valais earned the recognition of critics and viewers “Mežone” with Rice Waterpoon in the lead role, who heralded a young woman traveling along a wild nature trail.
Remembering celebrated Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée — the only director to both open (DEMOLITION) and close (THE YOUNG VICTORIA) the Toronto International Film Festival. pic.twitter.com/hWZvAZtCqP
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) December 27, 2021
In recent years, Valé has focused more on TV series, such as directing the series “Big little lies”starring Rice Whiterspoon, Nicholas Kidman and Lora Dern.
A few years ago, to a question he liked best in the film industry, Valais answered: “Dreams. Dreams come true. Now I live in a dream. ”
Valais was divorced; sons Alex and Emil mourn his death.
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