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Ti-Jean Goes Lumbering

Jean Palardy · Canada · Adventure / Myth / Family · 15 min · 13K views

Directed by Jean Palardy · Starring Ovila Légaré · 1953

A ten-year-old boy turns up at a winter logging camp and outdoes the strongest lumberjacks at every task in this French-Canadian folk tale.

A charming 1950s tall tale that doubles as a portrait of life in a Quebec winter logging camp.

Ten-year-old Ti-Jean's feats dwarf those of even the strongest lumberjack as he fells timber, cuts, carries and piles heavy logs, and comes out the victor in every contest. This short French-Canadian folk tale portrays t

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