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The Bapst Brothers, Carriers

1988 · 26 min

A quiet, patient look at seasonal labour in the snow, immersive and unhurried, with the rhythm of work rather than drama.

Directed by
Jacqueline Veuve
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Romain Bapst, Maurice Bapst, Jacques Bapst
Overview
The Bapst Brothers: Romain, Maurice and Jacques – whom we will also meet in The Gruyere Chronicle (produced in 1990) – are peasants and carriers and work with their father. In autumn and winter, they bid for the community’s wood, cut down the pine trees and bring down the logs through the snowy woods by horse-drawn sleigh.

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Directed by
Jacqueline Veuve
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Romain Bapst, Maurice Bapst, Jacques Bapst
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • nature
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • wilderness
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Jacqueline Veuve
    Starring
    Romain Bapst, Maurice Bapst, Jacques Bapst
    Runtime
    26 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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