The Snowshoers
Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault / Canada / 1958 / 15 min.
synopsis
This key direct cinema film originated without a script and without the usual permits. Originally it was intended to be a short four-minute report about a traditional sport, but it was rejected. The goal was to lead viewers away from traditional reportage documentaries. The film showed how to exempt documentary from the rules.
biography
Michel Brault (1928-2013) began filming for the ONF and later gained renown as a cameraman and pioneer of shooting with a handheld camera while walking. In his work, Gilles Groulx (1931-1994) explores the relationship between American and Québec culture.
more about film
| director: | Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault |
| producer: | National Film Board of Canada |
| photography: | Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault |
| editing: | Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault |
| sound: | Marcel Carrière |
contact
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / Éric Séguin / 3155 Côte de Liesse Road / H4N 2N4 / Montreal / Canada / +1 800 267 7710 / E.Seguin@nfb.ca / www.nfb.ca
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Direct Vérité |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | French |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Gilles Groulx, Michel Brault |
| original title: | Les raquetteurs |
| country: | Canada |
| year: | 1958 |
| running time: | 15 min. |
