Peace in the Fields (1972)
Paix sur les champs
This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
- Date of release
- 1972-06-20
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jacques Boigelot
Casting
- Christian Barbier — Stanne Vanasche
- Georges Poujouly — Louis
- Claire Wauthion — Lodia
- Héléna Manson — Johanna
- Arlette Schreiber — Rosa
- Nicole Valberg — Julia
- Lucien Raimbourg — Jardinier
- Georges Vandéric — Aloysius
- Marthe Dugard — Soeur Thérésia
- Josi Jolet — Jules
- Irène Vernal — Fine
- Charles Gilbert — Curé
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
Peace in the Fields is a 1970 French-language Belgian film directed by Jacques Boigelot and based on the eponymous novel by Marie Gevers. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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