The Shimmering Beast (French: La bête lumineuse) is a 1982 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault. It is about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
The Shimmering Beast | |
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French | La bête lumineuse |
Directed by | Pierre Perrault |
Produced by | Jacques Bobet |
Cinematography | Martin Leclerc |
Edited by | Suzanne Allard |
Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Cast
edit- Louis-Philippe Lécuyer as Canotier
- Philippe Cross as Canotier
- Stéphane-Albert Boulais as Archer
- Maurice Chaillot as Archer
- Bernard L'Heureux as Orignal
- Michel Guyot as Orignal
- Maurice Aumont as Chasseur d'ours
- Claude Lauriault as Chasseur d'ours
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: La bête lumineuse". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
External links
edit- La bête lumineuse at IMDb
- Watch The Shimmering Beast on the NFB website
- La bête lumineuse on YouTube