The Georges-Rouquier association invites you to the 13th edition of Cinema and Rural Life at the Georges-Rouquier space.
On Friday, April 3 at 3:00 PM and 8:30 PM: “Vingt Dieux”, a 2024 film by Louise Courvoisier, Caesar 2025 for Best First Film with Maëwëne Barthélemy (Caesar 2025 for Best Supporting Actress). This film was awarded at Cannes in 2025 and won the first prize at the Angoulême Film Festival. In addition to numerous awards, the press praised the performance of this first film, which attracted 950,000 viewers, a film led by non-professional actors like in Farrebique and Biquefarre. Totone, 18, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying with his buddies in Jura. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister.
On Friday, April 3 at 5:00 PM: “Hiver nomade”, a 2013 French documentary by M. Von Sturler, 1 hour 25 minutes. Carole and Pascal set out for their winter transhumance with three donkeys, four dogs, and eight hundred sheep. For the night, a tarp and sheepskins as their only shelter. A winter odyssey in the heart of the mountains, nature, and rural life. On Saturday, April 4 at 3:00 PM and 8:30 PM, “Berger”, a 2025 French film by Sophie Deraspe, 1 hour 53 minutes with Félix Antoine Duval and Solène Rigot. On a whim, Mathyas swaps his life as an advertiser in Montreal for that of a shepherd in Provence. He hoped to find serenity, but instead discovers a demanding job and struggling breeders. But when he meets Élise, who has also just left everything behind, they are entrusted with a flock of 800 sheep and embark on a transhumance.
On Saturday, April 4 at 5:00 PM, “Femmes de la terre”, a 2024, 1 hour 30 minute documentary by Édouard Bergeon. Historical and personal archives, testimonials, and reports to pay tribute to all these women, long considered “invisible,” and finally give them the recognition they deserve. On-site catering with local producers starting at 7:00 PM on Saturday, April 4. For more information, call 05 65 42 19 89 or visit www.espacegeorgesrouquier.fr.
