Profiles Farmers: Daily Life

2005 1h 23m FR

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 12

Documentary

Synopsis

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Second documentary of a trilogy produced on the long term (together with Profils paysans: l'approche (2001) and Profils paysans: La vie moderne (2008)), showing the simple lives of farmers in contemporary Southern France.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marcel Privat
Self
Raymond Privat
Self
Alain Rouvière
Self
Monique Rouvière
Self
Marcelle Brès
Self
Jean-François Pantel
Self
Guy Douchy
Self
Louis Brès
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raymond Depardon
Writers: Raymond Depardon
Languages: French, Occitan
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Occitan.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Profils paysans" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Raymond Depardon, shot by Raymond Depardon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Simon Jacquet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marcel Privat and Raymond Privat and Alain Rouvière carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0442424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Raymond Depardon directs. Raymond Depardon behind the camera. Simon Jacquet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Occitan.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Occitan.
4Part of the "Profils paysans" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Raymond Depardon, shot by Raymond Depardon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Simon Jacquet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marcel Privat and Raymond Privat and Alain Rouvière carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0442424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "interview", "farmer", "cattleman", "farm crisis".