''The Time of the Hunt'' (french: Le Temps d'une chasse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. His f ...

and released in 1972. An examination of

masculinity Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors ...

, the film centres on Willy (

Guy L'Écuyer Guy L'Écuyer (July 26, 1931 - September 20, 1985) was a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He was most noted for his performance in André Forcier's 1983 film '' Au clair de la lune'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Ac ...

), Richard (

Marcel Sabourin Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the centr ...

) and Lionel ( Pierre Dufresne), three friends on a weekend

hunting Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/ tusks, horn/ a ...

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. The film's cast also includes

Frédérique Collin Frédérique Collin (born 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her performance in ''Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t'en ville)'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination fo ...

Luce Guilbeault Luce Guilbeault (5 March 1935 – 12 July 1991) was a Canadian actress and director from Quebec. She was one of the leading figures of Quebec repertory theatre of the 1960s and one of the most-sought actresses of Quebec cinema in the 1970s. She ...

, Amulette Garneau and

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

. The film won three

Canadian Film Awards The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

at the

24th Canadian Film Awards The 24th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 3, 1972 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 97-100. The cerem ...

ceremony, for Best Cinematography (

Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ (25 June 1928 – 21 September 2013) was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National ...

), Best Sound ( Claude Hazanavicius) and a special achievement award for Mankiewicz. 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. Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". '' The Globe and Mail'', September 6, 1984.

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* 1972 films 1972 drama films 1970s coming-of-age drama films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Films directed by Francis Mankiewicz National Film Board of Canada films 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub