The Skiff of Renald and Thomas (1980)

• 71%
• 1980
• Documentary
• Bernard Gosselin
• Renald Tremblay
• Thomas Tremblay
• Raymond Dufour

Five men work together in a communal effort to build a skiff on Ile-aux-Coudres, an island in the St. Lawrence River. It is built in a traditional fashion, all the more remarkable because no blueprint is used. The film does not merely record a building tradition, it reveals the character of the craftsmen, who are influenced by a pre-industrial way of life underscored by spontaneity and wit.