The Snowshoers

Name: The Snowshoers
Released: 1958-02-01
Rating: 5.7

1958

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1958-02-01

Status

Released

Original Title

Les raquetteurs

Runtime

15 min

Original Language

FR

Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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.

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