Golden Gloves
Directed byGilles Groulx
Written byJean Le Moyne
Produced byVictor Jobin
Fernand Dansereau
Narrated byClaude Jutra
CinematographyGuy Borremans
Edited byGilles Groulx
Music byLes Jérolas
Production
company
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
27 minutes 43 seconds
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

Golden Gloves is a 1961 Direct Cinema documentary directed by Gilles Groulx about boxers preparing for a Golden Gloves tournament in Montreal. The film is narrated by Claude Jutra.[1]

Golden Gloves focuses on three Montreal boxers in training, exploring their lives and hopes. The 1961 film marked a shift among French-Canadian filmmakers at the NFB away from folkloric films towards works that dealt with contemporary Quebec society.[2][3]

One of the featured fighters, Black Canadian Ronald Jones, was later cast in a small role in Michel Brault's 1967 drama Entre la mer et l'eau douce.[4] A sequence with Jones and his brother was also used in the 2008 production The Memories of Angels.[5]

Release

During its 1964–1965 season, CBC Television aired Golden Gloves as part of its NFB Presents series of short films.[6]

References

  1. ^ Goyette, Louis (2001-07-30). "Golden Gloves". In Peter Harry Rist (ed.). Guide to the cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-313-29931-5.
  2. ^ Morris, Peter. "Golden Gloves". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ Spaas, Lieve (April 1, 2001). "Gilles Groulx". The Francophone film: a struggle for identity. Manchester University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-7190-5861-9.
  4. ^ Marshall, Bill (2000-10-10). Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 74. ISBN 0-7735-2116-X. Gloves.
  5. ^ "The Memories of Angels". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. ^ Allan, Blaine. "CBC Television Series, 1952-1982: NFB Presents". Queen's Film and Media. Queen's University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2010.

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