(Les inconnus de la terre)

Content: Les inconnus de la terre starts like a traditional feature film: in the beginning of the film all the leading roles are given a short introduction. This is followed by a number of interviews, in which the makers unashamedly appear themselves. They include an interview with a lonely shepherd and one with three unmarried brothers who try to run the parental farm for better or worse. Notwithstanding the fact that this mode of interviewing has now become classical, les inconnus de la terre works rather refreshingly. The film is more than just an enumeration of problems. In an honest way it shows the ties of those involved to the land and to nature, in addition to being a plea for the modernization of French agriculture.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

41 minutes

Year:

1961

Directors:

Mario Ruspoli

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Production companies:

Argos films

Actors:

Self, a Shepherd from the Causses

Selves, a Family of Farmers

Self, an Itinerant Farming Teacher

Self, a Small Landowner

Self, a Land Clearer

Crews:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director of Photography