One of a series of French-Canadian folk songs, this film was illustrated by Norman McLaren for the Chants populaires series. White gouache drawings on black cards were photographed with overlapping 'zooms' to suggest the forward movement of a canoe along rivers and lakes. This film appears in Chants populaires no. 5 and in Chants populaires no. 6.
Rock the Boat has generally received positive reviews.
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Rock the Boat was released in 1944 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving Rock the Boat (1944) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Rock the Boat a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 73%, Rock the Boat is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1944, which stands at 60%.
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