Claude Jutra (1930-1986) was an innovative Quebecois filmmaker who made some of Canadian cinema’s best known films including “Mon Oncle Antoine”, “A Chairy tale”, “A Tout prende”, “WOW” and “Kamouraska”. Paule Baillargeon; actress, director and friend; contemplates Jutra’s creative genius, his commitment to furthering French-Candian cultural identity, and his frustrated and difficult career. Through interviews with friends (including Bernardo Bertolucci and Saul Rubinek), film excerpts and extensive footage of the filmmaker himself, Jutra emerges as a sensitive, passionate man who gave his life completely to cinema. Faced with the decline of his faculties due to the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, he took the decision to end his life aged 56. Some French with English subtitles.
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ACMI Identifier
317682
Language
Multiple languages
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Canada
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - Canada
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Canada - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)