| The Shimmering Beast | |
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| Director: | Pierre Perrault |
| Producer: | Jacques Bobet |
| Cinematography: | Martin Leclerc |
| Editing: | Suzanne Allard |
| Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 128 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Shimmering Beast (French: '''La bête lumineuse''') is a 1982 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault. It is about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1]