An Old Box

An Old Box

| 9 min

While the townspeople in the village square raucously celebrate Christmas, a homeless man rescues a discarded box from the garbage. The box turns out to be magical, and it takes him on a spiritual journey far more fantastic than any of the villagers are likely to experience.

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An Old Box, Paul Driessen, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Paul Driessen
  • producer
    Gaston Sarault
  • camera
    Alan Ward
    Raymond Dumas
  • sound
    Normand Roger
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • recording
    Roger Lamoureux
    Richard Besse

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