Farrebique, or the Four Seasons (1947)
Farrebique, the first feature-length effort of French documentary filmmaker Georges Rouqier, is widely regarded as his finest film. Rouqier concentrates on a single French farm family, following them through the four seasons. As in the works of Robert Flaherty, the human characters and the land surrounding them are "one", and Rouqier never misses an opportunity to parallel their lives with the eons-old phases of nature. The final symbolic images of Spring, achieved through time-lapse photography, are almost unbearably beautiful. The winner of several festival awards, Farrebique nonetheless did not immediately result in an outpouring of financing for Rouqier's follow-up films (this was a common problem in the financially strapped French film industry of the 1940s). Perhaps as a result, Rouqier did not make his sequel, Biquefarre (filmed in the same region, with some of the same "actors"), until 1983.
Screenplay
- Georges Rouquier
- C. Blanchard (Idea)
Keywords
farm worker, farm life, pyrenees mountain ridge, farm house, social documentary, isolated farmhouse, local farmers, farmer family, observational documentary, simple life, labor documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Farrebique, or the Four Seasons about?
- Farrebique, the first feature-length effort of French documentary filmmaker Georges Rouqier, is widely regarded as his finest film. Rouqier concentrates on a single French farm family, following them through the four seasons. As in the works of Robert Flaherty, the human characters and the land surrounding them are "one", and Rouqier never misses an opportunity to parallel their lives with the eons-old phases of nature. The final symbolic images of Spring, achieved through time-lapse photography, are almost unbearably beautiful. The winner of several festival awards, Farrebique nonetheless did not immediately result in an outpouring of financing for Rouqier's follow-up films (this was a common problem in the financially strapped French film industry of the 1940s). Perhaps as a result, Rouqier did not make his sequel, Biquefarre (filmed in the same region, with some of the same "actors"), until 1983.
- Who directed Farrebique, or the Four Seasons?
- Farrebique, or the Four Seasons was directed by Georges Rouquier.
- How long is Farrebique, or the Four Seasons?
- Farrebique, or the Four Seasons has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).
- What genre is Farrebique, or the Four Seasons?
- Farrebique, or the Four Seasons is a Documentary film.
- Where was Farrebique, or the Four Seasons produced?
- Farrebique, or the Four Seasons was produced in France.