A grumpy French shepherd falls hard — rural drama before it was cool.
In the Cévennes, Tabusse is a figure of the village. Angry and but also in love, he goes through many adventures.
Acting
Rellys embodies gruff tenderness without speaking much.
Cinematography
Cévennes mountains shot like moody Greek chorus.
Direction
Gehret's final film — knew he was leaving a mark.
Director
Jean Gehret
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jean Gehret died of cancer shortly after completing this, his only feature as director — making it an accidental farewell.
Rellys was primarily a comic actor; this dramatic turn shocked contemporary critics who knew him from lighter Pagnol collaborations.
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