Paix sur les Champs (Peace in the Fields) (1970)
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17% want to see it
(29 ratings)
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… More 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. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jacques Boigelot
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Belgium's Oscar entry is a well-acted, fact-driven crime melodrama.
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Cast
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Christian Barbier
as Etienne Vanasche
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Héléna Manson
as Johanna
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Georges Poujouly
as Louis
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Lucien Raimbourg
as Gardener
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Claire Wauthion
as Lodia
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Arlette Schreiber
as Rosa
