Strangers of the Earth
Les inconnus de la terre starts like a traditional feature film: in the beginning of the film all the leading roles are given a short introduction. This is followed by a number of interviews, in which the makers unashamedly appear themselves. They include an interview with a lonely shepherd and one with three unmarried brothers who try to run the parental farm for better or worse. Notwithstanding the fact that this mode of interviewing has now become classical, les inconnus de la terre works rather refreshingly. The film is more than just an enumeration of problems. In an honest way it shows the ties of those involved to the land and to nature, in addition to being a plea for the modernization of French agriculture.
Aktorët
Contastin
Self, a Shepherd from the Causses
Les Cheyla
Selves, a Family of Farmers
Gazo
Self, an Itinerant Farming Teacher
Beaufils
Self, a Small Landowner
Vors
Self, a Land Clearer
Mme Vors
Self, Vors' Wife
Gilles Quéant
Narrator (voice)
TĂ« Ngjashme
Modern Life
Terra incognita
Bertrand's Farm
Tu nourriras le monde
Profils paysans : l'approche
The Whisper of the Leaves
Les influenceurs sont dans le pré
The Leopard Rocks
Dans la peau des premiers paysans français
Paul dans sa vie
Douce France
Farrebique, or the Four Seasons
Coexistencia : Sur les traces des pumas
Another Way: With Vegetables
The Trouble with Wolves
Cows With No Name
At dawn
Morristown: A Tale As Old As Time
Gumby: The Movie
