The Snowshoers
February 1, 1958
15 min
FR
✓ Released 25074 days ago
Documentary
5.7
User Score
14 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Michel Brault
Runtime: 15 min
Top Cast
Maurice Richard
Himself (uncredited)
