"My heart is broken.
My friend.
I love you."
This is the tribute that Reese Witherspoon paid to director Jean-Marc Vallée, who died on Saturday, December 25, at the age of 58.
The filmmaker was indeed found dead in his chalet, near Quebec City, on Christmas Day, as announced by his producer Nathan Ross.
The cause of his disappearance is still unknown.
"I will always remember you at sunset, searching for the light that goes out, on a mountain in Oregon, on a beach in Monterey, making sure we had a moment of magic in this life, a continued Reese Witherspoon in her Instagram story, written in poem form.
I love you, Jean-Marc. "
In 2014, the actress played the heroine of the feature film
Wild
, which earned her an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category, and in 2017 played in the
Big Little Lies series
, directed by the Quebecer.
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"We have lost our beloved friend"
Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley, his filming partners in the series, also honored the memory of the director. The first has thus published on her Instagram account a snapshot on which she shares a burst of laughter with the filmmaker. "Beau Jean-Marc Vallée," she wrote in the caption of the post. The world has lost one of its most brilliant and pure artists and dreamers. And we have lost our beloved friend. Our hearts are broken. ” The actress also shared a series of images from the shoot, on which she poses with the director of
Sharp Objects
(2018) and Reese Witherspoon.
“It's hard to imagine someone as lively, energetic and present as Jean-Marc,” said Nicole Kidman.
I am upset.
He was at the center of my creative universe and I cannot express how much he meant to me. ”
Before continuing: “Jean-Marc was not only at the origin of some of the most rewarding professional experiences of my career, but the friendship, the kindness and the love which he has bestowed upon me are a strength that never left me. will never leave.
I will always cherish those nights spinning above the crashing waves in Big Sur (...) I will be eternally grateful for the time I shared with this amazing human being. "
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Shailene Woodley, for her part, said she was deeply "shocked" by this death.
“My God, death is the worst thing in the world,” she said in an Instagram story.
Before qualifying: "But I imagine that I know, somewhere, that you will transform this into a great memorable adventure (...)"
The actress also wrote that this death "did not make sense".
"Maybe when we wake up tomorrow morning you'll be there, hilariously, telling us this was all just a satirical short film created by you," she captioned a photo on which Jean-Marc Vallée is preparing a meal.
That it wasn't real. ”
The interpreter of Jane Chapman in
Big Little Lies
has also published several pictures of the filmmaker adjusting an old television set.
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"You made everything sexy"
"It's an absolute, complete, total shock (...), can we read in the caption of the post.
The last time I saw you, I was just coming out of forty two cold and lonely weeks in Montreal (...) I saw you struggling with your black and white television for a good thirty of minutes.
You were determined that I would get the best picture quality. ”
Before continuing: "You made everything sexy.
Sexy as only a real artist can.
Sexy in the way you paid attention to everything, because everything tasted better, smelled better, looked better, made us more comfortable, and sounded better when you were around. "
Shailene Woodley later praised the filmmaker's “sincere interest, curiosity and humility”.
"You listened to us, asked for advice, always allowed us to feel safe, and you admitted when you didn't know something", she also underlined.
"Love stories were everywhere before his eyes"
Matthew McConaughey, who meanwhile won the Oscar for best actor thanks to his performance in
Dallas Buyers Club
(2013), by Jean-Marc Vallée, also expressed his sorrow in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
“Endowed with a delicate hand and heart, Jean-Marc was a true receiver - he did not idealize life, but saw it as romantic.
From the struggle to the pain, through the wink and the whisper, love stories were everywhere under his gaze. "
A love which is, it seems, remained anchored in each of its actors.
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