Les Philharmonistes (1971)

Original title

Les philharmonistes

Directed by

Yves Leduc

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

58 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about workers at a Quebec organ factory who also play together in an amateur orchestra. The film shows their daily work and how they come together to make music.

observationalearnestcommunity-mindedquietly joyfulleisurelydomesticfocused

What happens

Les Philharmonistes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Yves Leduc and released in 1971. The film centres on a group of workers at the Casavant Frères organ factory in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, who are also active as an amateur orchestra. The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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