The Skiff of Renald and Thomas (movie)
Le canot à Renald à Thomas- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Bernard Gosselin
- Production companies: Société Radio-Canada, ONF | NFB
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/1/1980
- Run time: 58 min.
Movie description
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.
