(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

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portrait of Jutra's own life, focusing on his romantic relationship with actress and model Johanne Harrelle, 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, drowning himself in the

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, in virtually the same manner 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, Guy Hoffmann, Monique Joly,

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, Patrick Straram and François Tassé, as well as brief cameo appearances by Anne Claire Poirier and

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. He came under the tutelage of film critic Andre Bazin as a ...

. 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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* 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 LGBTQ-related films 1960s LGBTQ-related drama films Canadian LGBTQ-related films Films about interracial romance Films scored by Maurice Blackburn Canadian docufiction films French-language Canadian films 1960s Canadian films French-language drama films {{Quebec-film-stub