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Claude Jutra

Directing Born Mar 11, 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 22 credits

Biography

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 ruled a drowning. Allegations of sexual misconduct with underage boys in 2016 led to the removal of his name from awards and public places. The Globe and Mail noted the rapid downfall of his reputation after the initial accusation, prompting the film industry and governments to swiftly erase his name from trophies, parks, and streets within 24 hours.

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Known for

Film

The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl

as Doctor

Full filmography

  • The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl (1968) as Doctor
  • Perpetual Movement (1949)
  • Two Solitudes (1978) as Father Beaubien
  • Jutra (2014) as Self
  • Mon oncle Antoine (1971) as Fernand, Clerk
  • Préambule (1969) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Tin Flute (1983) as M. Létourneau
  • Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Act of the Heart (1970) as Party
  • Till Death Do Us Part (1982)
  • Take It All (1963) as Claude
  • Riel (1979) as Dr. Roy
  • Muggins (1967)
  • For Better or For Worse (1975) as Bernard
  • A Chairy Tale (1957) as Young Man
  • Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short (1985)
  • La fleur aux dents (1976) as Georges Lamontagne
  • Knowing to Learn (1966) as Narrator
  • Les Jours et les Nuits (2021) as Self
  • Entretien en six temps avec Gilles Groulx (2002) as Self
  • Far from the Sun (1971) as Doctor
  • Cinéma, cinéma (1985) as Self