Big names in Quebec film keep mum on allegations Jutra slept with boys

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MONTREAL - Several renowned Quebec film directors who have won awards named after Claude Jutra stayed out of the spotlight Tuesday when asked to comment on allegations the movie pioneer slept with young boys.

Spokespeople or agents for Xavier Dolan, Robert Lepage and Ricardo Trogi said their clients didn't want to discuss the revelations contained in a new Jutra biography written by Yves Lever, a longtime cinema critic and professor.

The allegations in "Claude Jutra, biographie" have upended the province's film world and forced Quebec Cinema, the agency that runs the movie industry in Quebec, to form a committee to determine whether to keep its awards show named in Jutra's honour.

Telefilm Canada, the federal agency that sponsors the Claude Jutra Award, given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for the year's best feature film by a first-time director, also didn't want to comment. That award, which began in 1993, is separate from the Quebec ones.  (more...)

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