A Piece of cake = Cest pas chinois

Canada, 1974

Film
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The effortless style of the champion gymnast seems a piece of cake. Made without commentary, this film begins with eager young people going through their exercises in a school gymnasium and concludes with an exhibition of faultless gymnastics at the 1973 China-Canada competitions.

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Credits

director

Jacques Bobet

co-producer

Pierre Heberrt

Gilles Gascon

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:15:02:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015313

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Movement, Aesthetics of

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gymnastics

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Movement, Aesthetics of

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Music & Performing Arts → Movement, Aesthetics of

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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