A Good Harvest

Une saignée de cochon en pleine campagne filmée sobrement comme un rite initiatique. Un hommage juste et touchant à la transmission de gestes qui, partagés à travers les familles et les générations, deviennent également la source d'une véritable solidarité sociale. Ce film contient des scènes d'abattage d'animaux.

With a little bit of resourcefulness, people can confront the greatest challenges. And when the environment is under threat, a peaceful resistance springs to life.

Smokers say it's relaxing, but tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf." Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario, presented from the points of view of the transient field workers who move in for a brief bonanza when the leaves are ripe, and of the farmers who depend solely on this crop. A 1959 black and white production.