Jean, a charming old-time French farmer, feels the pressure to sell up. He can’t work the farm as well as he used to, he’s just been conned by an African wife looking for French citizenship and the European subsidy application forms are grinding him down. Yet, he remains as stubborn as possible regarding the sale of his remaining cattle or offering his farm to a new generation of organic farmers. You can’t blame him though. His appearance is wistful and the film beautifully captures a pace of life, a romantic landscape and a dying culture with great sensitivity and empathy. You easily fall in love with this world and the struggles it faces.
Dir. Raphael Matthie - 2007 - France - 80 mins - Cert PG - Insomnia World Sales
