The Snowshoers
1958•15m•5.7•Released
Documentary
This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new approach to reality in documentary and prefigures the trademark style of the NFB's newly formed French Unit. Today, "Les raquetteurs" is considered a precursor to the birth of direct cinema.
Director
Michel Brault
Languages
French
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Maurice Richard
Himself (uncredited)
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