The Snowshoers
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1958-01-01 • 0h 15m
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.
- Directors
- Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx
- Editors
- Gilles Groulx
The Snowshoers
Visit website1958-01-01 • 0h 15m
5.6/10 • 11
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.
- Directors
- Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx
- Editors
- Gilles Groulx
Top Billed Cast
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Maurice Richard
Himself (uncredited)
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- French
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- Keywords
- competitionquebecwinter gameswinter activitiesshort film