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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1998 - 19.26 July

Sections & Films

THE LEGEND OF THE FLYING CANOE

Category: Edition 1998

Synopsis
New Year's Eve, late 1800s. A group of loggers in an isolated lumber camp yearn to celebrate with their loved ones, but the river is frozen. If the men want to see their families, their only choice is to make a pact with the Devil to ride in a flying canoe. Original music and animation preserve the spirit of this Quebec legend.

Original Title La Chasse-Galerie
Italian Title The Legend of the Flying Canoe
Category Out of competition
Section Angels and Devils
Tipology Animation, Short Film
Duration 11'
Production Year 1996
Nationality Canada
Directed by Robert Doucet
Original Voices Yvon Thiboutot

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