Golden Gloves (1961 film)

Golden Gloves is a 1961 Direct Cinema documentary directed by Gilles Groulx about boxers preparing for a Golden Gloves tournament in Montreal. The film is narrated by Claude Jutra.[1]

Golden Gloves
Directed byGilles Groulx
Produced byVictor Jobin
Fernand Dansereau
Written byJean Le Moyne
Narrated byClaude Jutra
Music byLes Jérolas
CinematographyGuy Borremans
Edited byGilles Groulx
Production
company
Release date
1961
Running time
27 min 43 s
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
French

Golden Gloves focuses on three Montreal boxers in training, exploring their lives and hopes. The 1961 film marked a shift among French-Canadian filmmakers at the NFB away from folkloric films towards works that dealt with contemporary Quebec society.[2][3]

One of the featured fighters, Black Canadian Ronald Jones, was later cast in a small role in Michel Brault's 1967 drama Entre la mer et l'eau douce.[4] A sequence with Jones and his brother was also used in the 2008 production The Memories of Angels.[5]

Release

During its 1964–1965 season, CBC Television aired Golden Gloves as part of its NFB Presents series of short films.[6]

References

  1. Goyette, Louis (2001-07-30). "Golden Gloves". In Peter Harry Rist (ed.). Guide to the cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-313-29931-5.
  2. Morris, Peter. "Golden Gloves". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. Spaas, Lieve (April 1, 2001). "Gilles Groulx". The Francophone film: a struggle for identity. Manchester University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-7190-5861-9.
  4. Marshall, Bill (2000-10-10). Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 74. ISBN 0-7735-2116-X. Gloves.
  5. "The Memories of Angels". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. Allan, Blaine. "CBC Television Series, 1952-1982: NFB Presents". Queen's Film and Media. Queen's University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2010.


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