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Claude Jutra
Writer 1930 - 1986

Claude Jutra

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Claude Jutra, a prominent Canadian actor and filmmaker, had honors named after him, like the Prix Jutra and the Claude Jutra Award, recognizing his impact on Quebec cinema. Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, he went missing in 1986 and was found dead in 1987, his death... Read full bio →

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Kamouraska

Kamouraska

Claude Jutra 1973 2h 55m

A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor.

Entre la mer et l'eau douce

Entre la mer et l'eau douce

Michel Brault 1967 1h 25m

A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He achieves fame, but it comes at a price.

Rouli-roulant

Rouli-roulant

Claude Jutra 1966 15m

Dedicated “to all victims of intolerance,” "The Devil’s Toy" is a faux–public service documentary that chronicles the early days of skateboarding in Montreal.

À tout prendre

À tout prendre

Claude Jutra 1963 1h 39m

A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young intellectuals in early sixties Montreal.

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