The Snowshoers
Where: |
Quebec |
When: |
The 1950s |
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.
Released in 1958 — 15 minutes
Genre: |
Documentary |
Language: |
French |