Claude Jutra

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.

Directed

1. Mon oncle Antoine (1971) — Director
2. A Chairy Tale (1957) — Director
3. The Devil's Toy (1966) — Director
4. Kamouraska (1973) — Director
5. Take It All (1963) — Director
6. Wrestling (1961) — Director
7. Wow (1970) — Director
8. Surfacing (1981) — Director
9. By Design (1982) — Director
10. The Lady of Colours (1985) — Director
11. For Better or For Worse (1975) — Director
12. Washed Hands (1958) — Director
13. Visit to a Foreign Country (1962) — Director
14. Marie-Christine (1970) — Director
15. Jeunesses musicales (1956) — Director
16. Fred Barry comédien (1959) — Director
17. Dreamspeaker (1976) — Director
18. Let's sing now (1956) — Director
19. Seven Surprizes (1963) — Director
20. Perpetual Movement (1949) — Director
21. The Wordsmith (1979) — Director
22. My Father, My Rival (1985) — Director
23. Knowing to Learn (1966) — Director
24. Félix Leclerc, troubadour (1959) — Director
25. Anna the Maid (1958) — Director
26. Le Niger, jeune république (1961) — Director
27. Québec fête juin '75 (1976) — Director
28. For the Record (1976) — Director
29. Seer Was Here (1978) — Director
30. Ada (1976) — Director
31. Cine Boom — Director

Also appeared in

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