Modern Life

2008 1h 28m FR

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7.5

BANGER

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CERTIFIED FRESH

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 25🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 605

Documentary

Synopsis

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For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness. This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land. This the last part of Depardon's triptych "Profils paysans" about what it is like to be a farmer today in an isolated highland area in France. "La vie moderne" examines what has become of the persons he has followed for ten years, while featuring younger people who try to farm or raise cattle or poultry, come hell or high water.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marcel Challaye
Self
Germaine Challaye
Self
Paul Argaud
Self
Amandine Gagnaire
Self
Michel Valla
Self
Abel Jeanroy
Self
Gilberte Jeanroy
Self
Daniel Jeanroy
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 8

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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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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CAST

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Marcel Challaye and Germaine Challaye and Paul Argaud carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0881310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

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.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Profils paysans" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Raymond Depardon, shot by Raymond Depardon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Simon Jacquet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Marcel Challaye and Germaine Challaye and Paul Argaud carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0881310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "interview", "cattle", "farmer", "farm crisis".