The Time of the Hunt

The Time of the Hunt (French: Le Temps d'une chasse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and released in 1972.^[1] An examination of masculinity, the film centres on Willy (Guy L'Écuyer), Richard (Marcel Sabourin) and Lionel (Pierre Dufresne), three friends on a weekend hunting trip who are instructing Richard's son Michel (Olivier L'Écuyer) in the rituals and practices of what they believe it means to be a man.^[2]

The Time of the Hunt
French	Le Temps d'une chasse
Directed by	Francis Mankiewicz
Written by	Francis Mankiewicz
Produced by	Pierre Gauvreau
Starring	Guy L'Écuyer Marcel Sabourin Pierre Dufresne Olivier L'Écuyer
Cinematography	Michel Brault
Edited by	Werner Nold
Music by	Pierre F. Brault
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	August 30, 1972 (1972-08-30) (Venice)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film's cast also includes Frédérique Collin, Luce Guilbeault, Amulette Garneau and Monique Mercure.

The film won three Canadian Film Awards at the 24th Canadian Film Awards ceremony, for Best Cinematography (Michel Brault), Best Sound (Claude Hazanavicius) and a special achievement award for Mankiewicz.^[3]

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 from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.^[4]