''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 Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

and released in 1963.Pierre Véronneau
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'', September 11, 2006. His first film made outside the

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, the film was a semi-autobiographical portrait of Jutra's own life, focusing on his romantic relationship with actress and model

Johanne Harrelle Johanne Harrelle (January 29, 1930 – August 4, 1994) was a Canadian actress, model, and writer, and the first black woman to rise to prominence in Quebec and Canada's fashion world. She is perhaps most famous for her autobiographical role in Cl ...

, and his struggle to accept his own

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. Both Jutra and Harrelle played themselves in the film. Notably, the film version of Jutra commits suicide at the end of the film in virtually the same manner, drowning himself in the St. Lawrence River, in which Jutra himself would eventually commit suicide in 1986 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. The film's cast also includes Victor Désy,

Tania Fédor Tania Fédor (3 November 1905 – 1 December 1985) was a French actress who played a number of leading roles during the 1930s and early 1940s in films such as '' Fantômas'' (1932).Hardy p.125 She later settled in Canada where she worked on Fren ...

, Guy Hoffmann, Monique Joly,

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

, 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, the film won the

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for Best Feature Film at the 16th Canadian Film Awards. Claude Jutra"">"LES BIOGRAPHIES > Claude Jutra"
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Cast

Claude Jutra Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 – November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.

as Claude *

as Johanne * as Monique *

as Barbara * as Victor *

as the mother * as Nicholas * as actor * as The priest * Anne Claire Poirier as a woman with a surprise party

References

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* 1963 films 1960s French-language films Canadian drama films 1963 drama films Films directed by Claude Jutra Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 1963 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films Canadian LGBT-related films Films about interracial romance Films scored by Maurice Blackburn Canadian docufiction films French-language Canadian films 1960s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub