Dreamspeaker, the story of an emotionally disturbed boy and a native shaman, was written by cam hubert and directed by claude jutra. Since his death a monograph on his work has appeared in english as well as a full length documentary on his life and work, yet neither leach claude jutra, filmmaker, 1999 nor paule baillargeons claude jutra, portrait sur film claude jutra, an unfinished story, nfb, 2002, 82 treat seriously the issue of sexual identity in his artistic. Indian film festival, dreamspeakers film festival, and many first nations related festivals around the world. In 1944, he became the first aboriginal artist to have a solo exhibition of his work. Ian tracey plays 11yearold peter, who is plagued by demons and sent to an institution for setting fires. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground. Dreamspeaker tv movie 1976 dreamspeaker tv movie 1976. Claude jutra s films include mon oncle antoine, a chairy tale, take it all, wrestling. Although claude jutra has been widely acclaimed, there has been surprisingly little critical literature about his work. Claude jutra s name pulled from quebec film industry awards amid sex scandal.
I never missed an installment of the anthology program as it was something i. March 11, 1930 november 5, 1986 was a canadian actor, film director and writer. Best known as the director of mon oncle antoine, often considered the greatest canadian film ever made, jutra s career spanned almost four decades from. Claude jutra was a canadian actor, film director and writer. Claude jutras film dreamspeaker1977 is a typical canadian made production from the 1970s. Claude jutra s film dreamspeaker 1977 is a typical canadian made production from the 1970s. One of my readers pointed out to me that the canadian telefilm dreamspeaker is available to view on youtube.
Nfb films by claude jutrawatch a wide selection of short and feature films by claude jutra. As ive mentioned before, frenchcanadian filmmaker claude jutra directed dreamspeaker. Claude jutra was a multitalented artist whose skills included directing, acting, editing and screen writing. Ive talked about the film in previous posts here and here and i figured it wouldnt be a bad idea to link to the video for those readers who might be interested. A look at the life and career of quebec filmmaker claude jutra. With ian tracey, george clutesi, jacques hubert, bob howay. It may corne as a surprise that claude jutra is an ardent separatist, because when jutra tries to. The lad achieves inner peace through the help of dreamspeaker, an indian shaman or medicine man. The name of this eyeopener was titled dreamspeaker, and it was shown as part of the canadian broadcasting corporations for the record series. Dreamspeaker is a novel by canadian author anne cameron under the pen name cam hubert. In 1976 a television film was directed by claude jutra for the cbc television drama. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Claude jutra refuse lalzheimerwatch this television expose on the famous death of claude jutra. Dreamspeaker tv movie, 1977 created for tv series for the record. In 1979, her scripted film dreamspeaker, directed by claude jutra, won seven canadian. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. Jutra s various english dramas for cbc tv include the 1977 movie dreamspeaker and 1979s the wordsmith, from a. The 1979 movie by the same name, directed by claude jutra, won seven canadian film awards and was subsequently telecast on the american public broadcasting. I watched a superb telefilm directed by frenchcanadian filmmaker claude jutra. Some might take this claim as an insult but what i mean is. The fivestamp series included one dedicated to claude jutras. As with most jutra films, the story involves an emotionally fragile young boy, unable to cope with the cruelties of the world. In 1976 a television film was directed by claude jutra for the cbc television drama anthology series for the record, starring ian tracey as peter baxter. Jutra grew up the son of a doctor, and at first he thought he would follow his father into medicine.
The shaman makes some strides but is unable to get to the root of peters problems. Based on the novel of the same name by anne cameron, this madefortelevision drama follows the increasingly difficult life of peter baxter ian tracey, an 11yearold canadian boy who is haunted. The 1967 movie by the same name, directed by claude jutra, won seven canadian film awards and was subsequently telecast on the american public broadcasting system and on the british broadcasting corporation. Surfacing by margaret atwood download pdfepub ebook.
Some might take this claim as an insult but what i mean is that it fits in with the low key, humble, nonhollywood style typical of early canadian cinema. Dreamspeaker guides are the best selling series of cruising guides to the pacific northwest, the authors also organize group sailing flotillas in british. Claude jutra, best known as the director of mon oncle antoine, has been widely acclaimed as one of canadas premier filmmakers. Jutra had already become a hero to frenchcanadian youth through his frequent appearances on television, most notably as the host of two series about cinema broadcast in 1954 and 1961 he had been active as a filmmaker for almost fifteen. The keeper 1976 dreamspeaker 1977 ian tracey youtube.
Discover the adventure of bc sailing with a detailed cruising guide with all the details and illustrations for a successful trip. Ian tracey plays 11yearold peter, who is plagued by demons and. He is befriended by a native shaman or dreamspeaker george clutesi. One of the most eagerly anticipated events at the 1963 montreal film festival was the screening of claude jutra s first feature film, atout prendre. To put it another way, he was all that the term filmmaker should really mean. This project was built by athabasca university and is funded in part by the canada interactive fund program of canadian heritage. Jutra s various english dramas for cbctv include the 1977 movie dreamspeaker and 1979s the wordsmith. Originally planning to honor family tradition by becoming a physician, canadian director claude jutra opted instead for filmmaking. March 11, 1930 november 5, 1986 was a frenchcanadian actor, film director and writer the prix jutra, and the academy of canadian cinema and televisions claude jutra award, were named in his honour because of his importance in quebec cinema history. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Particularly through forms of silence and spectatorial address, jutra opens up discursive spaces that can be seen as queer, thus breaking down the traditional connotations of innocence and ignorance commonly associated with.
It centers on the life of an 11yearold boy, peter baxter, who is committed to an institution for delinquent boys. Ian tracey has been acting in films and television since the age of 11. Dreamspeaker and 5 related entities entities finder. Clutesis book, son of raven, son of deer 1967, the first anthology of aboriginal stories published by an. Peter escapes and hops a freight train headed into northern b. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dreamspeaker near you. But when the revels were ended, jutra found himself on a plane bound for toronto. Dreamspeaker 1977 based on the novel of the same name by anne cameron, this madefortelevision drama follows the increasingly difficult life of peter baxter ian tracey, an 11yearold. The great canadian talent faceoff, the canadian screen awards, the jutras and the.
This is my small thanks to claude jutra 19301986, the canadian film director who made the films my oncle antoine and dreamspeaker. Traceys next role was that of a troubled teenager on the run from a juvenile detention centre in claude jutra s dreamspeaker 1977, which was shot on the west coast for cbcs for the record series. Despite this, there has been surprisingly little critical writing about his work and the context in which it was created and viewed. It may corne as a surprise that claude jutra is an ardent separatist, because when jutra tries to be overtly political, whether on the screen oroff, you feel. Claude jutra was a multitalented artist whose skills included directing, acting, editing and screenwriting. The keeper 1976 starring christopher lee, dreamspeaker 1977, slide show and short clip for educational purposes only fair. Dreamspeaker 1976 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The awards were renamed in 2016 following the publication of allegations that he had. Peter escapes and hops a freight train headed into. Senior 4 english language arts grades 9 to 12 nonfiction inside. After being published as a novel, dreamspeaker went on to win the gibson award for literature.
Daughters of copper woman by anne cameron, paperback. The film won seven canadian film awards, including nonfeature direction, nonfeature screenplay, nonfeature actor clutesi, nonfeature supporting. Jutra had already become a hero to frenchcanadian youth through his frequent appearances on television, most notably as the host of two series about cinema broadcast in 1954 and 1961. In 1979, her film dreamspeaker, directed by claude jutra, won seven canadian film awards, including best script. Anne cameron first wrote dreamspeaker as a film script. Dreamspeaker was one of several tv movie projects directed by claude jutra after his first flush of success with mon oncle antoine 1971. The prix jutra, and the academy of canadian cinema and televisions claude jutra award, are named in his honor because of his importance in quebec cinema history. A life at 24 frameswatch and listen to a collection of interview clips with claude jutra during his long career.