The Skiff of Renald and Thomas

Release Date: 1980-01-01

Runtime: 58

Languages: Français

Rating: N/A

Votes: 0

Genres: Documentary

Director: Bernard Gosselin

Description: Five men work together in a communal effort to build a skiff on Ile-aux-Coudres, an island in the St. Lawrence River. It is built in a traditional fashion, all the more remarkable because no blueprint...Five men work together in a communal effort to build a skiff on Ile-aux-Coudres, an island in the St. Lawrence River. It is built in a traditional fashion, all the more remarkable because no blueprint is used. The film does not merely record a building tradition, it reveals the character of the craftsmen, who are influenced by a pre-industrial way of life underscored by spontaneity and wit.Read More

Production Companies:

Société Radio-Canada

ONF | NFB