The Trenches
This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.
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The Trenches, Claude Cloutier, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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Credits
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scriptClaude Cloutier
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animationClaude Cloutier
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directionClaude Cloutier
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computer graphicsNicolas BraultBenoît ChagnonEmmanuel Suquet
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editingJosé Heppell
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sound designOlivier Calvert
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musical adaptationNathalie Boileau
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music - performanceL'Ensemble Cinématique
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cameraÉric Barbeau
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actorGabriel Boileau-Cloutier
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costumesFrancesca ChamberlandSylvie CharbonneauSylvie Guillard
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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music editingGeoffrey Mitchell
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voice directorNatalie Hamel-Roy
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley assistantWendy Ouellette
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voiceMarc-André BélangerDavid LaurinMartin WatierPatrick ChouinardAlexandre FortinGuillaume Champoux
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digital imaging specialistPierre PlouffeSusan Gourley
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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online editingDenis Pilon
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technical supportIsabelle Painchaud
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special advisorMarcel Jean
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historical researchJocelyne Perrier
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marketing managerChristine Noël
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administratorDiane Régimbald
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administrative teamDiane AyotteMichèle LabelleKarine Desmeules
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technical coordinatorJulie Laperrière
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line producerFrancine Langdeau
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executive producerRené Chénier
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producerMarc Bertrand
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