# RIP Jean-Marc Vallée at Age 58 (Director Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, Big Little Lies)

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**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jean-marc-vallee-at-age-58-director-dallas-buyers-club-wild-big-little-lies/956739 "2021-12-27T19:10:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jean-marc-vallee-at-age-58-director-dallas-buyers-club-wild-big-little-lies/956739/1 "2021-12-27T19:10:26Z")

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> **[Jean-Marc Vallée, director of Dallas Buyers Club, Wild and Big Little Lies,...](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/27/jean-marc-vallee-director-dead-dallas-buyers-club-wild-big-little-lies)**
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> The Canadian film-maker died suddenly at the weekend according to his representative

There was a thread here about Dallas Buyers Club

> [@☆☆☆☆ for Dallas Buyers Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-dallas-buyers-club/681622):
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> My wife, daughter and I saw it last night. A very good story, with excellent acting by Matthew McConaughey. The ending was a little abrupt, though. Still, a good movie that I’d recommend. What are your thoughts? As for the other Best Picture nominees I’ve only seen Gravity so far, and I give it ☆☆☆. It’s a fun movie, with good cinematography (CG, really). — American Hustle: ? — Captain Phillips: ? — Dallas Buyers Club: ☆☆☆☆ — Gravity: ☆☆☆ — Her: ? — Nebraska: ? — Philomena: ? — 12 Year…

Heart Attack may be the cause:

> **[Jean-Marc Vallée Dies: Director Of ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’ ‘Big Little Lies’...](https://deadline.com/2021/12/jean-marc-vallee-dies-58-year-old-director-dallas-buyers-club-big-little-lies-sharp-objects-1234901961/)**
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> UPDATE: Deadline is hearing from multiple sources that the shocking death of filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée resulted from a heart attack, while at his cabin on the river outside of Quebec City, where h…