Documentary

Au Pays De Neufve France

In 1958-1959, Pierre Perrault, who was in his infancy as a filmmaker, co-directed with René Bonnière, a series of films on the people of the river, their trades, their traditions and their lifestyles. Discover the complete series of thirteen episodes that was broadcast on Radio-Canada television in 1960.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Au Pays De Neufve France

First Air Date

September 1, 1960

Last Air Date

November 24, 1960

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Language

French

Production Companies

S01E13

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The people of Unamenshipu (La Romaine), an Innu community in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, are seen but not heard in this richly detailed documentary about the rituals surrounding an Innu caribou hunt. Released in 1960, it’s one of 13 titles in Au Pays de Neufve-France, a series of poetic documentary shorts about life along the St. Lawrence River. Off-camera narration, written by Pierre Perrault, frames the Innu participants through an ethnographic lens. Co-directed by René Bonnière and Perrault, a founding figure of Quebec’s direct cinema movement.

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