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The Man Who Talks with Wolves
200152 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Carlos Ferrand
Production: Yves Lafontaine
Script: Louise GirardMichel Garneau
A production of Productions Nova Média inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, with the financial participation of Québec, Films and Television Tax Credit; the Canadian Television Fund; Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec; and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, in collaboration with Radio-Canada and TV5.
In the wilderness of northern Quebec, Michel and Louise Pageau devote their lives to caring for injured wild animals and returning them to their natural habitat. Some animals simply cannot make it in the wild any more, so the Pageaus opened a shelter - the Pageau Refuge - for animals that cannot be released.
Michel Pageau has been interested in animals since childhood. A former trapper and hunter, he has a gift for making contact with wild creatures. Pageau feels a particular connection with wolves - and for several years he has maintained a friendship with a number of them, based on mutual trust. Their level of communication is astonishing. When Michel calls, the wolves respond. At one point, Michel is distressed because their rapport seems to have broken down. Ché-Cché, the head of the pack, will not let him approach. Can Michel rebuild their relationship?
With stunning images and poetic narration, The Man Who Talks with Wolves takes us into a mysterious world where the line between human and beast becomes blurred. Some subtitles.
Availability
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Animal LifeAnimalsParks, Reserves and Zoos of Eastern CanadaProtection of Wildlife and Plant Life
- Animals > MammalsMountain and Forest AnimalsPortraitsVeterinary Care
- Geography > Environmental Issues
- Science > Life Systems/Ecology
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
Credits
- participant
- Michel Pageau
- Louise Pageau
- Nathalie Pageau
- Félix Offroy
- Robert Beaulieu
- Jean-Félix Bédard
- André-Guy Bernier
- Matilde Offroy
- research
- Louise Girard
- interviews
- Louise Girard
- narration - writer
- Michel Garneau
- narrator
- George Morris
- voice
- Walter Massey
- Jane Woods
- Jennifer Seguin
- Howard Ryshpan
- Thor Bishopric
- dubbing director
- A.J. Henderson
- assistant director
- Louise Girard
- director of photography
- Carlos Ferrand
- cinematographer
- Carlos Ferrand
- André Marcoux
- Raymond Lemay
- Michel Pageau
- Sylvain Renaud
- camera assistant
- André Marcoux
- location sound
- Daniel Ferland
- production assistant
- Steve Burman
- Philippe Lemay
- Jean-Raphaël Simoneau
- editing
- André Marcoux
- original music
- Claude Rivest
- online editing
- Philippe De L'Étoile
- English version
- Covitec
- titles
- Véronique Papillon
- sound design
- Alain Blais
- sound editing
- Martin Messier
- Anne-Matilde Rousseau
- re-recording
- Martin Messier
- production secretary
- Brigitte Côté
- Danielle Parent
- development consultant
- Jacques Marcotte
- Luce Roy
- production consultant
- Yves Fortin
- production accountant
- Gilles Cossette
- Fauteux Bruno Bussière Leewarden
- production insurance
- Taillefer Desjardins inc.
- script
- Louise Girard
- Michel Garneau
- director
- Carlos Ferrand
- associate producer
- Jacques Turgeon
- producer
- Yves Lafontaine
Awards
- Télébec Award - given by a regional Jury to the Best Short of Medium-Length documentary - with a cash prize of 1,000$.Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue