France on a Pebble

(1960)

★ 6 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1960

Runtime: 29 мин

Country: Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon

Director: Gilles Groulx, Claude Fournier

Plot

The 4,000 inhabitants of the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon describe it as a caillou—a tiny rock on which they live, lost in the shadow of Newfoundland. There is something mysterious and inexplicable about this extension of faraway France. In broad strokes, the film paints a picture of this insular population, revealing their history, daily lives and singular character.