Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres
On an island the road ends where it begins, at the wharf. The wharf is the link to the rest of the world, until winter cuts it off. But the islanders know the winter sea and its movements. They judge the ice by its colours, avoiding the open channels, fighting through the slushy fragil ice, catching their footing on the chunk ice, and running all-out across the solid ice to the North Shore.
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Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1960
Runtime
0h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
La traverse d'hiver à l'île-aux-Coudres
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Pierre Perrault
Description
On an island the road ends where it begins, at the wharf. The wharf is the link to the rest of the world, until winter cuts it off. But the islanders know the winter sea and its movements. They judge the ice by its colours, avoiding the open channels, fighting through the slushy fragil ice, catching their footing on the chunk ice, and running all-out across the solid ice to the North Shore.
