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Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1981)

Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven poster
Original title
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Andrien
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Belgian farming family faces change as modern agriculture threatens their traditional way of life. The story focuses on Alexis Droeven and his relatives as they navigate personal and economic pressures on their land.

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What happens

Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven is a 1981 Belgian drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Andrien. The French-language film was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. It also received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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