The Snowshoers (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.

Rating

5.7 / 10 (14 votes)

Release date

February 1, 1958

Runtime

15m

Language

French

Director

Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx

Status

Released