À tout prendre (released as All Things Considered in English Canada and as Take It All in the United States) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Claude Jutra and released in 1963.[1] His first film made outside the National Film Board,[1] the film was a semi-autobiographical portrait of Jutra's own life,[2] focusing on his romantic relationship with actress and model Johanne Harrelle, and his struggle to accept his own homosexuality.
| À tout prendre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Jutra |
| Written by | Claude Jutra |
| Produced by | Claude Jutra Robert Hershorne |
| Starring | Claude Jutra Johanne Harrelle |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault Bernard Gosselin Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| Edited by | Claude Jutra |
| Music by | Maurice Blackburn Jean Cousineau Serge Garant |
Production companies | Les Films Cassiopée Orion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Both Jutra and Harrelle played themselves in the film. Notably, the film version of Jutra commits suicide at the end of the film, drowning himself in the St. Lawrence River, in virtually the same manner which Jutra himself would eventually commit suicide in 1986 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.[1] The film's cast also includes Victor Désy, Tania Fédor, Guy Hoffmann, Monique Joly, Monique Mercure, Patrick Straram and François Tassé, as well as brief cameo appearances by Anne Claire Poirier and François Truffaut.
Considered a landmark film in the history of Quebec and Canadian cinema,[1] the film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 16th Canadian Film Awards.[3]
Cast
edit- Claude Jutra as Claude
- Johanne Harrelle as Johanne
- Monique Joly as Monique
- Monique Mercure as Barbara
- Victor Désy as Victor
- Tania Fédor as the mother
- Patrick Straram as Nicholas
- François Tassé as actor
- Guy Hoffmann as The priest
- Anne Claire Poirier as a woman with a surprise party
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pierre Véronneau, "Claude Jutra". The Canadian Encyclopedia, September 11, 2006.
- ^ "Johanne Harrelle's Montreal: The eagle who loves her nest". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1982.
- ^ "LES BIOGRAPHIES > Claude Jutra". Cinématheque Québécoise, April 2014.
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