Saumur is taken as a starting point from which to discuss French identity and to help sketch a portrait of France in the year 2000.

A series of meetings with wine growers where each of them sheds light on the French savoir-faire handed down from generation to generation. Weaving between tradition and modernity, the one thing all these people have in common is an �art for life�. The festive aspect of the Book and Wine Fair confirms this. French and foreign writers alike air their views about a shared love of literature, wine and the French identity, at once united and multi-faceted.

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Credits

Directed by

Laurent Chavanel

Co-writers:

H�l�ne Feldhandler

Produced by

Cie des phares et balises, France 5

Technical information

Copyright :

2000

Running time:

26 minutes

Broadcasts :

La Cinqui�me (09/09/2000)

Awards

Short-listed at the National French �homegrown� festival 2001