The Snowshoers

PG-13

5.6

January 1958

Documentary

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.

Runtime:

15 minutes

Status:

Released

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Budget:

N/A

Revenue:

N/A

Director:

Michel Brault

Cast

Maurice Richard