Some of the most exciting games are played on the fringes of convention.
A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young intellectuals in early sixties Montreal.
The priest
The film's tagline is: "Some of the most exciting games are played on the fringes of convention."
The original title is "À tout prendre" (FR).
The production budget was $46.4K.
The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).
It was a co-production between: Canada, France.
The film was directed by Claude Jutra.
The screenplay was written by Claude Jutra.
The score was composed by Maurice Blackburn.
Cinematography was handled by Bernard Gosselin.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0057725.
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Average
10 votes
À tout prendre
Released
Français
Canada, France
$46,421
