Pierre Perrault Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 1977
    C'était un Québécois en Bretagne, Madame!

    C'était un Québécois en Bretagne, Madame!

    C'était un Québécois en Bretagne, Madame!

    61977HD

    Feature-length documentary on Hauris Lalancette, a Quebecer from Abitibi, who travels and draws surprising parallels between two corners of the...

    C'était un Québécois en Bretagne, Madame!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1963
    Attiuk

    Attiuk

    Attiuk

    01963HD

    The people of Unamenshipu (La Romaine), an Innu community in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, are seen but not heard in this richly detailed...

    Attiuk
  • 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
  • 1963
    Whalehead

    Whalehead

    Whalehead

    01963HD

    Shows Tête-à-la-Baleine, Québec, a village with a double life--one on the North Shore mainland during winter months, the other on...

    Whalehead
  • 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
    La Pitoune

    La Pitoune

    La Pitoune

    01960HD

    La Pitoune
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1980
    People of Abitibi

    People of Abitibi

    People of Abitibi

    71980HD

    After 'A kingdom awaits you' and 'The return to the earth', the filmmaker Pierre Perrault concludes, with this documentary feature, his plea for the...

    People of Abitibi
  • 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
  • 1977
    15 Nov

    15 Nov

    15 Nov

    01977HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1994
    Cornouailles

    Cornouailles

    Cornouailles

    01994HD

    Cornouailles
  • 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
  • 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