"or THE FOUR SEASONS" "The making of this picture lasted a whole year." "It was made in the farm of an old peasant family." "Grandpa." "Grandma." "Roch, the eldest son." "Berthe, his wife." "Their children:" "Maria," "Simone," "Raymondou and Yvetou." "Roch's brother, Henri." "Aunt Marie." "Fabre, a neighbour." "Fabrette, his daughter." "And the farm, Farrebique." "We could patch the wall." "You think so?" "All this patching is useless." "We'll have to rebuild the house." "Maybe, but later!" "There's no time to argue now." "Give me my bag." "Hurry!" "You'll be late." "Don't forget auntie's bag." "Tell auntie I'll be seeing her today." "Got my bag?" "How are you, children?" " Grandpa is coming today." " Well?" "See you later." "Well?" " lt's the farm." " What?" "You know Roch." "He seems to have made up his mind." "You have to work on him." "is he such a stupid creature?" "I've always let him have his way." "Since his marriage, he believes he's master of the farm." "But I'm still alive!" "I've been thinking." "Now that there's not much work, you should get some stone and wood." "Henri will help." "And then," "Roch will have to do the same." "I'll talk to him." "Good morning, Henri." " lt's a beautiful day." " Yes." "Not at all cold." " Where are you going?" " To Goutrens." "Has your father still not decided about the electricity?" "It's none of my business." "Goodbye." "Here's the soup." "Well?" "Do we build the new house?" "We've managed without until now." "I've worked very hard but I'm getting tired now." "What do you say?" "It won't cost so much." "I'll prepare the stone." "You won't pay the mason." "Why should I?" "Farrebique will never be mine." "You don't want to do the house." "I'll need money to buy back your share." "We'll speak about it later." "I'll have to pay" " for the tiles, lime..." " That'll do." "You know there's not enough room here." "Tell your father that you can't live in that old house." "We want him to build a new one, and we'll all help him." "We could add two more rooms at the back." "That's what I thought." "It means a lot of work and worry." "I have to go and bake the bread." "I'll carry this one." "Be careful." "You'll fall." "I told you so!" "Did you hurt yourself?" "You should take care." "Help me with my lessons." "Two eights are sixteen, three eights are twenty-four..." " You don't know it." " l do!" "5 times 8 isn't 45." "You haven't learnt it yet." "Who knows when we'll build this house!" "You're 40 years old and you've built nothing yet!" "That lamp's not on." "Oil lamps!" "When will we have electricity?" "Fabre has to share the cost." "He wants us to do it by ourselves so he doesn't have to pay." "The house, the light, it'll cost a lot!" "And the oil?" "That's costly, too." "Don't worry," "Fabre will agree one day." "Can't you talk to him?" "To him?" "It's not my business." "We have to think of the house first." "It's so old." "is the house really so old?" "Much older than I am." "It was my mother's mother, my grandmother, who started it." "There was just a little hut here, already called Farrebique." "This is the old fire-place." "The work was very hard." "It was quite a battle." "They had to plough, sow, hoe, reap, thresh..." "Little by little, Farrebique grew." "More fields were bought, meadows, land, chestnut groves... woods." "Another floor was added to the house." "My father built the old barn." "Later, I added to it when I was 25." "At the age of 33, I rebuilt the barn." "I bought Bernard's fields." "Another chestnut grove, some pastures, and the Cassagnes vineyard." "And I've forgotten the rest." "I added a new room behind the chimney, another room in the old barn and the shed." "Years went by." "We're old now." "This house has seen many births." "Many weddings." "Many deaths and departures." "My brother Auguste lives near Avignon." "My sister Eugénie married and is now near Rodez." "My sister Marie has a small shop." "Albert, the youngest, went to Montpellier, married and had a little boy." "And he went off... to war." "He never returned." "He's the one who built that tiny place in the valley." "After my father died, Farrebique was mine." "It always comes to the eldest son." "My children went away." "Maria and Marie to a convent." "Juliette married and went to Villefranche." "One day Henri too will marry." "It's Roch who will stay." "When shall we get our share?" "In due time." "When the girls marry, you, Raymondou, will inherit the farm." "Remember, always work hard to make Farrebique the best farm round here." "Bedtime, Yvetou." "The rest of you, too." "Didn't you hear me?" "Why such a talk tonight?" "Because we're getting old." "We'll build the new farm at the end of the summer." "It's decided!" "I'll say our prayers." "We'll never have the money for their shares." "The baby you're expecting will stop you working." "You shouldn't have made it!" "Don't be stupid!" "You'll wake the children." "The deadness of winter has passed away." "Things start to grow." "The earth is awakening from a long sleep." "Life is renewed." "Blood courses through the veins." "There's a great awakening." "Slowly, the sap rises." "The blood flows more quickly." "Buds burst open." "The hazelnut tree says, "Spring is coming!"" "Daffodils brighten the woods, and wild pansies bloom." "The ferns yawn and stretch." "The calyxes all open." "The petals open wide and drink up the sunlight." "Little by little, nature dresses up." "Fruit trees, hawthorns," "briars." "While men cover the land in manure." "The ladybird appears." "The buttercup shines." "It's the great awakening!" "Life takes shape." "The busy bees nurse the baby bees." "The earth gets warmer." "It's time for love." "The law of nature rules everywhere." "Spring is the great master!" "Insects get drunk on nectar and pollen." "May winds blow the seeds away." "Pollen dances in the golden light." "Straight to the heart of a flower goes the pollen, to give it the power to reproduce." "Comes the time of the great mystery!" "That is why young girls dream." "That is why in their dark cellars even potatoes sprout." "It all ends in the glory of motherhood." "The new little brother is here." "Here comes Fabre." "Do you still want the electric light?" "We want it, yes... but we're rebuilding the farm first." "Now that I'm willing, you're not!" "We can't do it right now... lt'll be costly." "One thing at a time." "You don't know your own mind." "I thought you weren't keen." "Summer is nearly here." "Always the same smoky lamp!" "Always working in bad light!" "Will we really do the house?" " We can wait a little longer." " Wait!" "We've been waiting for years." "You have to decide." "Electricity is really useful." "At last!" "All right, I agree." "All this costs a lot." "But it's handy." "Look how fast it goes." "Perhaps electricity attracts lightning." "You're not scared, are you?" "Luckily we didn't have a hailstorm." "The hay is poor this year." "No new house this year." "We'll do our best." "Come on, children!" "The soup's ready." "He didn't want electric light, but he's glad now!" "It was you who didn't want it." "It was you." "When I suggested it, you said no." "You didn't want it." "If only I were the eldest!" "But you're not the eldest." "We could go to Rodez or Paris." "You can make money there but you spend it too quickly." "We'd better buy a shop in Goutrens." "You can't have the money and the farm." "I know that." "You're a miser!" "Of the three children you're the most stupid." "Doesn't Henri help you?" "Yes, he does." "It's you, then." "You don't really want a new farm." "We don't want to see the house falling into ruin." "Stop fretting about Farrebique all the time!" "I told you to rest." "Sit down." "Don't worry." "We'll do the work." "You should have stayed at home." "I'm not tired." "What happened?" "He fell from the hay cart." "I didn't see him falling." "When I noticed, he was off already." "I'll make some compresses." "He'll be better soon perhaps." "We'll help you with your work." "What did he say?" "I'll be up in about three months." "The new house won't be built yet." "But next year..." ""We shall meet" ""in October to see about the settlement." ""Let's hope we will easily come to an understanding." ""We're fine."" "Dad, how are you?" "Fine, and you?" "Did you have a nice trip?" " ls all the family here?" " Yes." "Hello, everyone." "I invited the lawyer to help us." "Well, I'm listening." "What do you suggest?" "I don't know." "Monsieur, what's the value of Farrebique?" "To my mind and considering its size, I'd say..." " l'll give you 50,000 francs." " That's much too low." "I can't go any higher." "We'll have to work a lifetime!" " lt's quite simple!" " Don't shout." "Everyone sticks to his share." "As you well know, if Farrebique is divided it'll lose its value." "Would you want your children to do that?" "But I want my due." "That's what we're here for." "No need to quarrel." "I think 1 50,000 francs would be a fair price." "1 50,000!" "What do you say?" "I don't want to take sides but I think Henri is right." "Right?" "I think we could agree." "I still have to rebuild the house." "The house!" "That's not my affair." "Have you nothing to say?" "We need so very little." "I wonder what's going on." "That should be enough." "We should all be able to agree, then." "The unclaimed shares will pay to keep the old people!" "The eldest son always has the advantage." "I can't help that." "The eldest is responsible for the estate." "The youngest settles elsewhere to found a new family." "Do what has to be done, please." "It will be all for the best." "You're lucky." "Not really." "You're master now." "One day you will hand Farrebique to your son." "Meanwhile, try to keep it going." "You can rest now." "You deserve it." "You're 72 and have worked long enough." "I can still work." "We'll do all the work." "We don't need you." "What's wrong?" "I wanted a word..." "Henri... your daughter... ls the soup ready?" "The bread needs cutting." "Where's Henri?" "Courting Fabrette." "Now that your father agrees, we can marry in the spring." "But if spring never returns?" "You're silly." "Spring always comes." "Subtitling by TVS" " TlTRA film"