Profils Paysans, chapitre 3 : La vie moderne (2008) Raymond Depardon (eng sub)

Marcel Privat and his brother Raymond Privat have spent nearly their whole lives as dairy farmers in Le Villaret, but it s clear they can only continue for so long; Marcel is eightyeight years old while his brother is only a few years younger, and unfavourable weather and poor soil conditions have devastated their grazing lands, reducing their flocks to a handful of cows and goats. Their nephew Alain Rouviere has moved from Calais to Le Villaret to help look after Marcel and Raymond as well as their farm, but it s clear Alain s wife Cecile doesn t care for the old men and isn t afraid to tell them what she thinks. Down the road, Marcel Challaye and his wife Germaine are also growing old and fighting a losing battle with the elements as their spread of cattle gradually shrinks to nothingness, and Daniel Roy, who has inherited his family s farm, sees no future in working the increasingly flinty soil of Le Villaret.