Farrebique

Duration: 100 mi

Year Published: 1947

Creator: New Yorker Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A portrait of a family in southwestern France unfolds against the four seasons which provide the underlying structure of the film. Mirroring the director's memories of youth, the film presents secular and religious rituals: breadmaking, harvesting, ploughing, trips to the church and the bistro. Having its roots in the documentary form, the film records a way of life that has changed little for more than a century. The cast is composed of nonprofessionals and the people of the Rouerque district of the Aveyron. For a sequel to this film, see Biquefarre. (Circulates)

Complete Record: A portrait of a family in southwestern France unfolds against the four seasons which provide the underlying structure of the film. Mirroring the director's memories of youth, the film presents secular and religious rituals: breadmaking, harvesting, ploughing, trips to the church and the bistro. Having its roots in the documentary form, the film records a way of life that has changed little for more than a century. The cast is composed of nonprofessionals and the people of the Rouerque district of the Aveyron. For a sequel to this film, see Biquefarre. (Circulates)