Pierre Perrault Movies

  • 1963
    The Jean Richard

    The Jean Richard

    The Jean Richard

    01963HD

    The building of a goélette, the wooden coastal freighter of the St. Lawrence River. Although ships of steel may replace these sturdy wooden...

    The Jean Richard
  • 1968
    Beluga Days

    Beluga Days

    Beluga Days

    61968HD

    From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped...

    Beluga Days
  • 1986
    Dream Tracks

    Dream Tracks

    Dream Tracks

    61986HD

    From the gardens of Versailles to the Île-aux-Coudres, this documentary feature tells the story of Pierre Perrault's exceptional cinematic...

    Dream Tracks
  • 1960
    On the Sea

    On the Sea

    On the Sea

    01960HD

    Three communities at the foot of the Charlevoix cliffs, Petite-Rivière, île-aux-Coudres and Les Éboulements, practise the myriad...

    On the Sea
  • 1960
    Ka Ke Ki Ku

    Ka Ke Ki Ku

    Ka Ke Ki Ku

    01960HD

    This early work from Pierre Perrault, made in collaboration with René Bonnière, chronicles summer activities in the Innu communities of...

    Ka Ke Ki Ku
  • 1994
    Cornouailles

    Cornouailles

    Cornouailles

    01994HD

    Cornouailles
  • 1960
    Canadian Diamonds

    Canadian Diamonds

    Canadian Diamonds

    51960HD

    When Cartier wintered at Cap Rouge near Québec City in 1641, he claimed to have detected diamonds in the surrounding hills. Was he so very...

    Canadian Diamonds
  • 1957
    Craftsmen of Canada

    Craftsmen of Canada

    Craftsmen of Canada

    01957HD

    Man's need to create beauty, to interpret the world around him in image and color, has found expression in many forms, from the days of primitive...

    Craftsmen of Canada
  • 1960
    Turlutte

    Turlutte

    Turlutte

    01960HD

    In a valley on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence, the seasons unfold with their chores and pleasures: children gathering roses for honey, an old...

    Turlutte
  • 1982
    The Shimmering Beast

    The Shimmering Beast

    The Shimmering Beast

    6.71982HD

    A documentary film about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec.

    The Shimmering Beast
  • 1960
    White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques

    White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques

    White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques

    01960HD

    On the North Shore of the St. Lawrence, the Otis family hunts for white whales and seals with rusty old rifles in hand-crafted boats. This is the...

    White-Whale Hunters of Anse-Aux-Basques
  • 1963
    Winter Sealing at La Tabatière

    Winter Sealing at La Tabatière

    Winter Sealing at La Tabatière

    01963HD

    Life in a north-shore village where everybody's name is Robertson and where everyone hunts for seal. In December the seals come in great herds from...

    Winter Sealing at La Tabatière
  • 1975
    A Kingdom Awaits You

    A Kingdom Awaits You

    A Kingdom Awaits You

    61975HD

    Feature documentary on the agricultural Abitibi. This film is a real plea for the earth and for a more human kind of life in the face of a society...

    A Kingdom Awaits You
  • 1960
    Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres

    Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres

    Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres

    01960HD

    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...

    Winter Crossing at L'Isle-Aux-Coudres
  • 1977
    15 Nov

    15 Nov

    15 Nov

    51977HD

    A look at November 15, 1976, the date the Parti Québécois seized power in the provincial elections, a victory that gave rise to an...

    15 Nov
  • 1985
    The Great Obsession

    The Great Obsession

    The Great Obsession

    01985HD

    This documentary produced for TV follows a project consisting in remaking the journey of discoveries in the footsteps of Cartier's book. Sailors,...

    The Great Obsession
  • 1977
    The Taste for Flour

    The Taste for Flour

    The Taste for Flour

    61977HD

    This documentary is about the Montagnais from Saint-Augustin et de La Romaine Indian reserve, in the region of the Côte-Nord in Quebec....

    The Taste for Flour
  • 1980
    La Nuit de la poésie 28 mars 1980

    La Nuit de la poésie 28 mars 1980

    La Nuit de la poésie 28 mars 1980

    01980HD

    La Nuit de la poésie 28 mars 1980
  • 1993
    Ougmigmag or The Fickle Art of Documentary Filmmaking

    Ougmigmag or The Fickle Art of Documentary Filmmaking

    Ougmigmag or The Fickle Art of Documentary Filmmaking

    61993HD

    From the bottom of the Baie aux Feuilles, itself in the hollow of Ungava bay, at the summer solstice, a filmmaker is on the lookout. His camera scans...

    Ougmigmag or The Fickle Art of Documentary Filmmaking