Alexis Tremblay: Habitant

Overview

This short documentary illustrates rural French Canadian life in the early 1940s. The film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family through the busy autumn days as they bring in the harvest and help with bread baking and soap making. Winter sees the children revelling in outdoor sports while the women are busy with their weaving, and, with the coming of spring young and old alike repair to the fields once more to plough the earth in preparation for another season of varied crops. One of the first NFB films to be produced, directed, written and shot by women.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1943

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Director

Jane Marsh

Cinematography

Judith Crawley

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0316744