''The Times That Are'' () is a 1967 Canadian documentary film, which was produced by the

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and directed by

Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 23 June 1999) was a Canadian documentary film director with the National Film Board of Canada. Over his 40-year career, he directed 32 films and was one of Canada's most important filmmakers, although he ...

. A sequel to his 1963 film ''

Pour la suite du monde ''Pour la suite du monde'' (, "So That the World May Go On", also known as ''Of Whales, the Moon, and Men''; ''For Those Who Will Follow'', and ''The Moontrap'' in English) is a 1963 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board ...

'', the film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family on a trip to

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to visit their ancestral roots in

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and

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.David Clandfield, ''Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary''.

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, 2004. . The film was a

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finalist for

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at the

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in 1968, but did not win, although

Bernard Gosselin Bernard Gosselin (October 5, 1934 – March 20, 2006) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.Jerry White. The Cinema of Canada'. Wallflower Press; 2006. . p. 43–. He is known for his work with the National Film Board of Ca ...

won the award for Best Black and White Cinematography and Serge Beauchemin and Alain Dostie won the Genie for Best Sound. ''The Times That Are'' was followed in 1968 by '' The River Schooners (Les voitures d'eau)'', the final film of Perrault's ''Île-aux-Coudres Trilogy''. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of ''Front & Centre'', a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films in the history of Canadian cinema.

Carole Corbeil Carole Corbeil (1952–2000) was a Canadian arts critic and novelist.John Levesque, "Voice-Over a smash success". ''Hamilton Spectator'', May 9, 1992. She was born in Montreal to Québécois parents. Her writing was often informed by the cultura ...

, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". ''

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'', September 6, 1984.

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* * 1967 films National Film Board of Canada documentaries Films shot in France Films directed by Pierre Perrault French-language Canadian films Canadian black-and-white films 1960s Canadian films Films set in Normandy Films set in Brittany Films shot in Normandy {{1960s-Canada-film-stub