Tedious NFB television half hour from the cinema verité era spearheaded by the documentaries of Jean Rouch, for whom Brault worked as a cameraman.

The girl tasting falling snow recalls, with voice over, the holiday she spent babysitting teen age boys and girls at the lake.

OK B&W camera-work, plausible obser4ved performances 


* unequal to it's self appointed task of documenting time, place and attitudes. 


This one is a poor man's STAND BY ME.

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