First Winter
This historical drama features the first winter spent in Canada by a family of Irish immigrants deep in the Ottawa Valley. The year is 1830. Because the father is working in a logging camp, the mother has sole charge of the family. Sickness overtakes her, and she dies. The children are left on their own to survive. The film graphically illustrates the enormous hardships endured by the first settlers who had to cope with a climate with which they were unfamiliar. A beautiful, moving film.
This historical drama features the first winter spent in Canada by a family of Irish immigrants deep in the Ottawa Valley. The year is 1830. Because the father is working in a logging camp, the mother has sole charge of the family. Sickness overtakes her, and she dies. The children are left on their own to survive. The film graphically illustrates the enormous hardships endured by the first settlers who had to cope with a climate with which they were unfamiliar. A beautiful, moving film.
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réalisateurJohn N. Smith
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producteurJohn N. SmithSam Grana
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producteur exécutifRoman Kroitor
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scénarioGloria DemersCynthia Scott
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photographieDavid De Volpi
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sonJacques Drouin
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montageRichard Todd
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montage sonoreJackie Newell
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musiqueTadhg De Brun
First Winter, John N. Smith, offert par l'Office national du film du Canada