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The Snowshoers

1958 · 15 min

Documentary

★ 5.7
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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.

Crew

  • Director Michel Brault
  • Director Gilles Groulx
  • Director of Photography Gilles Groulx
  • Director of Photography Michel Brault

Cast

Crew

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Intermission

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