Peace in the Fields (1970)
Directed by Jacques Boigelot · 91 min · Drama
7.0 TOPICAL score · #5,934 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Peace in the Fields (1970, directed by Jacques Boigelot) has a TOPICAL score of 7.0 - ranked 5,934 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (5 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (5 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read146 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Christian Barbier, Georges Poujouly, Claire Wauthion, Héléna Manson