The Snowshoers

IMDb 5.8 1958 • 15 min • Documentary

Director

Michel Brault

Country

CA

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard Himself (uncredited)