The Snowshoers
5.7/ 10 14 votes 1958-02-01 0h 15m 2 popularity
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.
Director: Michel Brault
Maurice Richard
Himself (uncredited)
