Is Modern Life violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Modern Life scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Modern Life easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Modern Life end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Modern Life

Name: Modern Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Marcel Challaye, Germaine Challaye, Paul Argaud, Amandine Gagnaire, Michel Valla

Directed by Raymond Depardon

Produced by Palmeraie et Désert, France 2 Cinéma

200888 min7.5 / 10

A tender, meditative ten-year portrait of rural French farmers grappling with tradition, isolation, and an uncertain future, shot with patient naturalism and deep respect.

For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness. This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land. This the last part of Depardon's triptych "Profils paysans" about what it is like to be a farmer today in an isolated highland area in France. "La vie moderne" examines what has become of the persons he has followed for ten years, while featuring younger people who try to farm or raise cattle or poultry, come hell or high water.

Questions people ask

Is Modern Life violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Modern Life scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Modern Life sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Modern Life easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Modern Life end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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