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Director:
Sheldon Cohen
Writers:
Roch Carrier (story)
Sheila Fischman (English text)
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Plot:
A French Canadian boy endures the terrible shame when he receives the hockey sweater of the wrong team. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Charming and quintessentially Canadian. more

Cast

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Roch Carrier ... Narrator (voice)
Jean-Guy Moreau ... Hockey Commentary (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le chandail (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
10 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Quotes:
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Narrator: When I was a boy growing up in a small village in Quebec, two evils were mandatory: the mass on Sunday, and the Saturday night hockey game.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada (1994) (V) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Charming and quintessentially Canadian., 26 May 2007
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Author: Bradley Boucher from Canada

Hockey's original six era, considered golden by some, is long past. It was a time when only six teams vied for the Stanley Cup, and amongst those six were two iconic teams located in Toronto and Montreal. In essence, the bitter rivalry between English and French Canada was fought vicariously on the ice through these two squads.

In "The Sweater", author/narrator Roch Carrier shares his childhood recollections of growing up in a small town in Quebec in the winter of 1946. The plot is simple: a young boy's joy is turned to terror when he finds the new Montreal Canadians hockey jersey he ordered, freshly arrived in the mail, is in actuality a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey. Rather than miss an entire winter's worth of hockey, our young protagonist chooses to wear the Maple Leafs jersey in the Quebec heartland and face the consequences.

The animation is absolutely wonderful to behold, at times resembling a child's drawing with crayons, at other times displaying an impressive degree of detail, and always oozing with character and nuanced humour. Roch Carrier's narration of his short story is superb; his thick Quebecois accent adding greatly to the atmosphere and his delivery hitting all the right notes with tact and humour.

With a runtime of about ten minutes, the DVD release of the film can be obtained for cheap if you know where to look, and it's worth every penny. I consider this essential viewing for anybody; knowledge of ice hockey or Canadian culture is in no way required to enjoy this film.

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