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Le Vicinal

1994 · 12 min

A quiet, observational drift through rural beekeeping and windblown fields, patient and unhurried, rewarding close attention.

Directed by
Pierre Creton
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Inland from the chalk plateau of Pays de Caux, the rituals of smoking hives and honey extraction are documented by an apprentice beekeeper, and a schoolboy watches from his classroom window over fields of rapeseed blown about by a coastal zephyr.

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Directed by
Pierre Creton
Genres
Documentary
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • nature
    • work
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • countryside
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Runtime
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    Languages
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