The Shimmering Beast

The Shimmering Beast (French: La bête lumineuse) is a 1982 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault. It is about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

The Shimmering Beast
French	La bête lumineuse
Directed by	Pierre Perrault
Produced by	Jacques Bobet
Cinematography	Martin Leclerc
Edited by	Suzanne Allard
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	15 October 1982 (1982-10-15)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Cast

• Louis-Philippe Lécuyer as Canotier
• Philippe Cross as Canotier
• Stéphane-Albert Boulais as Archer
• Maurice Chaillot as Archer
• Bernard L'Heureux as Orignal
• Michel Guyot as Orignal
• Maurice Aumont as Chasseur d'ours
• Claude Lauriault as Chasseur d'ours