Vendémiaire
Synopsis
If youâre already familiar with Louis Feuillade, his little-known opus VendĂ©miaire may come as a surprise. Unlike the bulk of his work which was characterised as âFantastic Realismâ, VendĂ©miaire is wonderfully down-to-earth realism â or down-to-French-earth realism to be specific. The film itself is divided into four chapters, the titles of which suggest that this is a movie about the cultivation and consumption of wine. But as the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that the cultivation and consumption of wine is an allegory for French culture and French land as a whole, and the real purpose of the film is to persuade the directorâs fellow citizens to defend that spirit and those lands at all costs. Itâs September 1918 and the war is coming to an end, but here on the Castelviel estate in the south of France the news has not yet arrived and everyone is busy with the grape harvest....
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
