The Sweater
Foreign title: Le Chandail (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
Best-selling author Roch Carrier narrates a mortifying boyhood experience in this adaptation of his beloved story "The Hockey Sweater."
In the 1940s, in the rural village of Saint Justine, Quebec, listening to the hockey game on the radio was a Saturday night tradition... and so was rooting for the Montreal Canadiens. All the boys worshipped the star player, Maurice "Rocket" Richard, and proudly wore the number 9 emblazoned on their sweaters.
The boy in the story outgrows his hockey sweater, so his mother writes to "Mr. Eaton" for a new one. But instead of the coveted red, white and blue of Les Canadiens, the company sends a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey! Imagine the young player's chagrin when he shows up at the neighborhood rink in the blue and white colours of the arch-enemy!
"The Sweater" has universal appeal for children and adults alike.
In the 1940s, in the rural village of Saint Justine, Quebec, listening to the hockey game on the radio was a Saturday night tradition... and so was rooting for the Montreal Canadiens. All the boys worshipped the star player, Maurice "Rocket" Richard, and proudly wore the number 9 emblazoned on their sweaters.
The boy in the story outgrows his hockey sweater, so his mother writes to "Mr. Eaton" for a new one. But instead of the coveted red, white and blue of Les Canadiens, the company sends a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey! Imagine the young player's chagrin when he shows up at the neighborhood rink in the blue and white colours of the arch-enemy!
"The Sweater" has universal appeal for children and adults alike.
Characters
Boy, Mother
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Sheldon Cohen
Producing
- Producer
- Marrin Canell, David Verrall
- Executive Producer
- Derek Lamb
Writing
- Writer
- Roch Carrier
- English Text
- Sheila Fischman
Voices
- Voice
- Roch Carrier (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Normand Roger
Animation
- Animator
- Sheldon Cohen
Editing
- Editor
- David Verrall
- Sound Editing
- Normand Roger
Crew
- Animation Camera
- Jacques Avoine, Raymond Dumas, Richard Moras, Pierre Landry
- Sound
- Roger Lamoureux
- Re-Recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
Awards
L'Étagne Award, Given By the Public for Best Animation, Short Films, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984.
L'Étagne Award, Grand Prize Given By the Jury, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984.
Le Bouquetin Award, Given By the Jury for Best Subject, Short Films, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984.
Le Cabri Award, Given By the Jury for Best Animation, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984
L'Étagne Award, Grand Prize Given By the Jury, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984.
Le Bouquetin Award, Given By the Jury for Best Subject, Short Films, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984.
Le Cabri Award, Given By the Jury for Best Animation, Festival du dessin animé, Les Menuires, France, 1984