Peace in the Fields (1972)
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.
Director:
Jacques Boigelot
Writer:
René Wheeler
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Christian Barbier as Stanne Vanasche |
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Georges Poujouly as Louis |
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Claire Wauthion as Lodia |
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Héléna Manson as Johanna |
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Arlette Schreiber as Rosa |
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Nicole Valberg as Julia |
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Lucien Raimbourg as Jardinier |
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Georges Vandéric as Aloysius |
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Marthe Dugard as Soeur Thérésia |
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Josi Jolet as Jules |
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Irène Vernal as Fine |
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Charles Gilbert as Curé |
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Marc Audier as Kobus |
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Marie-Henriette Claes as La soeur |
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Anne-Marie Ferrières as Anna |
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Simone Jurieu as Amélie |
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Jean Musin as Debie |
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Marie-Eve Schuermans as Lisette |
| Directing | Jacques Boigelot | Director |
| Writing | Jacques Boigelot | Dialogue |
| Writing | Marie Gevers | Novel |
| Writing | René Wheeler | Screenplay |
| Production | Philippe Collette | Producer |
| Production | Jacques de Pauw | Producer |
| Editing | Monique Dodemont | Editor |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel | Editor |
| Editing | André Soupart | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Pierre Féroumont | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Philippe Graff | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Xavier Van den Broeck | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Paul Uy | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Philippe Collette | Director of Photography |
