Modern Life

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmOriginal language: English Subtitle language: French Publisher: United Kingdom : distributed by Soda Pictures Ltd., 2009Description: 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • video disc
Other title:
  • La vie moderne [Parallel title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Directed by Raymond Depardon; Produced by Claudine Nougaret
Scope and content: Deep in the heart of France, a community of farmers spend their days herding sheep, milking cows and pondering contemporary life. Director Raymond Depardon has been filming the farmers for over 10 years gradually gaining their trust and letting his camera roll to capture observations and outbursts. With wonderful intimacy Depardon creates a film that illuminates the farming experience introducing us to characters such as the Privat brothers who worry that while their nephew Alain has a nice personality, he 'lacks the soul of a farmer'.
List(s) this item appears in: Wellpark Film & Documentary
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Multimedia Multimedia ATU Wellpark Road Audio Visual 630.920944 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J158223

Directed by Raymond Depardon; Produced by Claudine Nougaret

Deep in the heart of France, a community of farmers spend their days herding sheep, milking cows and pondering contemporary life. Director Raymond Depardon has been filming the farmers for over 10 years gradually gaining their trust and letting his camera roll to capture observations and outbursts. With wonderful intimacy Depardon creates a film that illuminates the farming experience introducing us to characters such as the Privat brothers who worry that while their nephew Alain has a nice personality, he 'lacks the soul of a farmer'.

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