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Profiles Farmers: Daily Life

2005 · 83 min

A patient, observational portrait of rural lives that rewards quiet attention with a deep sense of place and passing time.

Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • family
  • aging
  • isolation
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Raymond Depardon
Written by
Raymond Depardon
Starring
Marcel Privat, Raymond Privat, Alain Rouvière, Monique Rouvière, Marcelle Brès, Jean-François Pantel, Guy Douchy, Louis Brès
Cinematography
Raymond Depardon
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Occitan

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