The Snowshoers (1958)

The Snowshoers (1958)

1958-01-01 Canada 15 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Maurice Richard is Himself (uncredited)
Himself (uncredited)