
Profiles Farmers: Daily Life
2005

Representation Score
Minimal
2001
Director
Raymond Depardon
Runtime
90 minutes
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Raymond Depardon’s documentary serves as a naturalist, ethnographic study of the French peasantry. It prioritizes the unvarnished reality of rural life over the complexities of modern identity politics. The film adheres to the traditional social and demographic realities of its subject matter. Because it functions as a localized study of a specific geographic enclave, it lacks the intentionality to disrupt conventional social hierarchies. Ultimately, the work is a quiet observation of socioeconomic class rather than a vehicle for diverse representation or social change.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses strictly on the agrarian lifestyle of the Limousin region. There is no evidence of non-straight identities or narratives addressing the assumption that everyone is straight.
The narrative reflects traditional rural gender roles inherent to the agricultural setting. It captures existing social structures without actively seeking to challenge male or female hierarchies.
The film depicts a largely homogeneous population of white, rural French laborers. It offers no inclusion of people from different racial backgrounds.
The work provides a subtle commentary on working-class economic hardship. However, it avoids active critiques of religious, patriotic, or traditional family institutions.
There are no prominent depictions of visible or invisible disabilities. The focus remains on physical labor and the environmental relationship of the farmers.
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Official Synopsis
The first of a documentary serie about rural France.

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