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Strangers of the Earth (1961)

Strangers of the Earth poster
Original title
Les inconnus de la terre
Directed by
Mario Ruspoli
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
41 min
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It is a documentary about the daily lives of farmers in the Lozère region of France in the early 1960s. The film shows their work and routines without added drama.

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What happens

Les Inconnus de la terre est un film documentaire français réalisé par Mario Ruspoli et sorti en 1961. Il a été tourné dans le département de la Lozère, et raconte la vie des paysans locaux au début des années 1960. En 2011, l'équipe de tournage d'un autre film intitulé Traces (réalisateur : Jean-Christophe Monferran) est revenue sur les lieux du tournage dans le but de ré-interroger les acteurs sur le monde rural et les changements ayant pu l'impacter au cours des années 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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