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The Death of a Lumberjack (French: La Mort d'un bûcheron) is a 1973 Canadian drama film directed by Gilles Carle. The film was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

The Death of a Lumberjack
Film poster
French	La Mort d'un bûcheron
Directed by	Gilles Carle
Written by	Gilles Carle Arthur Lamothe
Produced by	Pierre David Pierre Lamy
Starring	Carole Laure
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Gilles Carle
Release date	25 January 1973 (1973-01-25)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Plot

A young woman (Carole Laure) from rural Quebec comes to Montreal to find out the whereabouts of her father. She takes a job as a topless cowgirl singer in a nightclub owned by Armand (Willie Lamothe). Through her father's mistress, Blanche (Denise Filiatrault), she discovers he was working in a lumberjack camp and travels with Armand and Blanche to find him; however, it turns out he has been murdered by the camp's owners.

Reception

The Death of a Lumberjack is one of Carle's best-known films in Quebec, although it's virtually unknown in the rest of Canada.[2][3] It won Canadian Film Awards for Supporting Actor (Lamothe) and Musical Score.

Cast

References

External links

• The Death of a Lumberjack at IMDb

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