Les raquetteurs
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. In French with English subtitles.
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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. In French with English subtitles.
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directorGilles GroulxMichel Brault
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cinematographyGilles GroulxMichel Brault
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editingGilles GroulxMichel Brault
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soundMarcel Carrière
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sound editingStuart Baker
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music editingNorman Bigras
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mixingRon Alexander
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production assistantMarcel Martin
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production managerLouis Portugais
