Country Threshing
1958
30 min
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This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Chateauguay Valley of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is almost over, as the machine is pushed into obscurity by the combine harvester. But there are still parts of Canada where crops are gathered in the old-fashioned way as the men work out in the fields and the women manage the kitchen. This film offers a rare and charming glimpse into mid-20th-century rural and family life in Canada.
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Candid Eye1958 14 filmsShot unscripted and unrehearsed, this NFB documentary series for television is a seminal offering in the history of doc filmmaking.
Details
This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Chateauguay Valley of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is almost over, as the machine is pushed into obscurity by the combine harvester. But there are still parts of Canada where crops are gathered in the old-fashioned way as the men work out in the fields and the women manage the kitchen. This film offers a rare and charming glimpse into mid-20th-century rural and family life in Canada.
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directorWolf Koenig
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producerRoman KroitorWolf Koenig
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executive producerTom Daly
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cameraGeorges DufauxTerence Macartney-FilgateJean Roy
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soundFrank OrbanGeorge CrollMarguerite Payette
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editingJames Beveridge
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sound editingKathleen Shannon
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musicThe George Little Singers
Education
Ages 14 to 17
Family Studies/Home Economics - Feminism
Geography - Natural Resources
History - Canada 1946-1991
Technology Education - Environment and Technology
Study how the harvest is carried out today, then compare/contrast with methods in the film. Are there any drawbacks to the advancement of technology? Discuss the statement which begins, "One thing will not change…" Does present knowledge of technology and environmental science make this seem likely/possible? Identify gender roles in the film, and the roles of family and community in "work". Have these roles changed? Why /why not?
