Les Philharmonistes Explained

Les Philharmonistes
Director:Yves Leduc
Producer:François Séguillon
Cinematography:Bernard Gosselin
Editing:Yves Leduc
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:57 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Les Philharmonistes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Yves Leduc and released in 1971.[1] The film centres on a group of workers at the Casavant Frères organ factory in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, who are also active as an amateur orchestra.[2]

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. "21 National Film Board movies in Canadian Film Award entries". Calgary Herald, September 24, 1971.
  2. "Un film de l'ONF: 'Les Philharmonistes'". Programme de la Télévision Radio-Canada", July 28, 1973.
  3. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 93-95.