Jacques Giraldeau
Jacques Giraldeau (1927–2015) was a Quebec filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter, producer, and editor who left a lasting mark on documentary cinema in Quebec. Born in Montréal, he began his career at the National Film Board of Canada in 1950 before founding his own production company, Studio 7, two years later. In 1963, amid the cultural momentum surrounding the creation of the French Program, he rejoined the NFB, where he worked until 1995. Around the same time, he also helped found the Cinémathèque québécoise. Above all a documentarian, Jacques Giraldeau devoted most of his work to visual arts and Quebec artists. Living in Val-David, he took part in the Créateurs associés artists’ collective and also practiced printmaking at the Atelier de l’Île. Deeply rooted in Quebec culture, his work helped preserve the artistic memory of contemporary Quebec.
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The Shape of Things
Duration: 20 minutes
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A spectacular film shot during the first sculpture symposium held in North America, in Montreal in the summer of 1964, _The Shape of Things_ follows eleven sculptors from nine countries as they hammer, carve, and shape stone.
The Shape of Things
Duration: 20 minutes
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A spectacular film shot during the first sculpture symposium held in North America, in Montreal in the summer of 1964, _The Shape of Things_ follows eleven sculptors from nine countries as they hammer, carve, and shape stone.
