Peace in the Fields (1970)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1970-01-01
Runtime: 91 minutes
Director: Jacques Boigelot
Top Cast
- Christian Barbier as Stanne Vanasche
- Georges Poujouly as Louis
- Claire Wauthion as Lodia
- Héléna Manson as Johanna
- Arlette Schreiber as Rosa
- Nicole Valberg as Julia
- Lucien Raimbourg as Jardinier
- Georges Vandéric as Aloysius
- Marthe Dugard as Soeur Thérésia
- Josi Jolet as Jules
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