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Claude Jutra (
March 11,
1930 -
November 5,
1986) was a
Quebec actor,
film director and
writer. The
Prix Jutra are named in his honor because of his importance in
Quebec cinema history.
Claude Jutra was born in
Montreal, Quebec and studied to be a doctor before turning to his first love, the cinema. In 1954 he went to work at the
National Film Board of Canada where he trained in all facets of
filmmaking. In 1958 he went to
France to work with
François Truffaut and
Jean Rouch.
With financing and production provided by the
National Film Board of Canada, Jutra co-wrote and directed the acclaimed 1971 film
Mon oncle Antoine.
In 1984, he was awarded the
Prix Albert-Tessier, given to individuals for an outstanding career in Québec cinema.
Jutra was diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease in the early 1980s and died of an apparent suicide in 1986.
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Selected films
As actor:
- Bonheur d'occasion (1983)
- Till Death Do Us Part (1982) (TV)
- Riel (1979) (TV)
- Two Solitudes (1978)
- Arts Cuba (1977) (voice)
- La Fleur aux dents (1976)
- Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (1975)
- Love on the Nose (1974) (TV)
- On est loin du soleil (1971)
- Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
- Act of the Heart (1970)
- Préambule (1969) (voice)
- Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce (1968)
- À tout prendre (1964)
- A Chairy Tale (1957)
As director:
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (1975)
Kamouraska (1973)
Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
Wow (1969)
À tout prendre (1963)
A Chairy Tale (1957) (co-director)
Awards (Won)
Canadian Film Awards
(1950) Canadian Film Award Amateur for Movement Perpétuel
(1958) Canadian Film Award Arts and Experimental for A Chairy Tale
Shared with Norman McLaren
(1964) Canadian Film Award Feature Film for À Tout Prendre
Shared with Robert Hershorn
(1971) Canadian Film Award Direction (Feature) for Mon Oncle Antoine
(1977) Canadian Film Award Direction (Non - Feature) for Dreamspeaker
Awards (Nominated)
Genie Awards
(1986) Genie Award Best Achievement in Direction for La Dame en Couleurs
(1986) Genie Award Best Screenplay for La Dame en Couleurs
Film Festival Award Nominations
Moscow International Film Festival
(1985) Golden Prize for La Dame en couleurs
(1971) Golden Prize for Mon oncle Antoine
Film Festival Wins
Venice Film Festival
(1966) Plate 'Lion of San Marco' Cultural and Educational Film for Comment savoir
Film about Claude Jutra
Jutra's close friend, filmmaker Paule Baillargeon, directed the feature documentary Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story in 2002. (External Link)Further Information
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