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The Legend of the Flying Canoe (La Chasse-galerie) - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB525255
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Pettigrew, Marcy Page, Barrie McLean
Directors: Robert Doucet
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Canadian Literature, Children's Stories, Language Arts, Literature, Religious Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1996
Running Time: 10:36
Closed Captions: Yes
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The Legend of the Flying Canoe (La Chasse-galerie) - DVD 
Catalogue Number: NFB525255
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Pettigrew, Marcy Page, Barrie McLean
Directors: Robert Doucet
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Canadian Literature, Children's Stories, Language Arts, Literature, Religious Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1996
Running Time: 10:36
Closed Captions: Yes
Click here for pricing
The time: New Year's Eve, late 1800s. The place: Gatineau Valley, Quebec. A group of loggers, working in an isolated winter camp, yearn to celebrate New Year's Eve with their loved ones. But the river is frozen, the sky is dark, and swirling snow makes travelling treacherous. If the men want to see their families, their only choice is to make a pact with the devil to ride in a flying canoe.
While pacts with the devil are the stuff of legends from another time, the cautionary tale of The Flying Canoe has a resonance for modern life. Original music and bold animation preserve the spirit of this well-known Quebec legend derived from La Chasse-galerie, first published in 1891 by Honoré Beaugrand. Hand-drawn animation scanned and coloured on computer.
While pacts with the devil are the stuff of legends from another time, the cautionary tale of The Flying Canoe has a resonance for modern life. Original music and bold animation preserve the spirit of this well-known Quebec legend derived from La Chasse-galerie, first published in 1891 by Honoré Beaugrand. Hand-drawn animation scanned and coloured on computer.