The New Key to the Fields
Is the rapid disintegration of rural areas real and inevitable? Or are we witnessing a form of renewal? Is this rural world a laboratory for inventing a new way of life and living together, alternative to the problems of urban areas?
Our film offers an immersion in Puisaye, 170 km from Paris, in Yonne, northern Burgundy—a rural territory where agriculture is no longer the main activity. This region truly represents the fabric of France, where clichés about rurality are gradually being replaced by a different reality, often innovative and sometimes unsettling.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisSociety & EconomyWritten and directed byAndrew Orr and Pierre Bourgeois EditingFabienne Alvarez-GiroCinematographyPierre BourgeoisSoundFrédéric Loth, Sébastien Guisset, Joël FlescherOriginal score Arthur Bourgeois, Félix BourgeoisSupported by CNC, Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Angoa-Agicoa, Procirep, France TélévisionsDistributed by Artline Films Year2018Duration52min
It is undoubtedly in the countryside that the most profound changes have taken place over the past 20 years, albeit without a flair for the spectacular. Women, for instance, have become major players in local life, often taking on positions of responsibility in politics.
This commitment is striking and particularly visible in villages where energies are multiplying and coming together to make a difference. It’s a world where personal commitment reflects the determination to face challenges and find solutions.
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This film manages to probe into the ongoing transformations in these villages that are gradually repopulating, going beyond clichés about neo-rurality.
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