The Shape of Things

19659 min 55 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Jacques Giraldeau

Production: Marcel Martin

Script: Jacques Giraldeau

The first international symposium of sculpture ever to take place in North America was held in Montréal in the summer of 1964. The location was the magnificently situated mountain park overlooking the city and the broad St. Lawrence. Here the film follows the work of eleven sculptors from nine countries as they hammer, chip and chisel.

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Subject categories


  • Visual Arts > Carving and SculptureQuébec
  • Arts Education > Visual Arts

Credits


director
Jacques Giraldeau
script
Jacques Giraldeau
executive producer
Marcel Martin
camera
François Séguillon
Georges Dufaux
Jean Roy
editing
Marc Beaudet
Jacques Giraldeau
re-recording
Roger Lamoureux
Ron Alexander
music
Pierre Mercure

Awards


  • Silver Panera - Best Documentary FilmFestival of Cultural Films