The Snowshoers
1958, French. Directed by Michel Brault & Gilles Groulx.
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.
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- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 February 1958
- Original title
- Les raquetteurs
- Country
- Canada
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Who directed The Snowshoers?
The Snowshoers (1958) was directed by Michel Brault and Gilles Groulx and stars Maurice Richard.