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À force d'homme (1968)

À force d'homme poster
Directed by
Michel Audy
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary recalls the tradition of the Quebec lumberjack. It follows woodsmen who traveled the forests, showing their work as loggers, pearl fishers, and hunters.

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What happens

À force d'homme est un documentaire de Michel Audy sorti en 1968 qui rappelle la tradition du bûcheron. Ce documentaire porte sur les « coureurs des bois » qui parcouraient les forêts du Québec aux s : bûcherons, pêcheurs de perles et chasseurs. On y voit, entre autres, , auteur de Menaud, maître-draveur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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