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.

The Saumur region has in the past kept its vintage name �Garden of France� with a market garden tradition which is ongoing, but what is the situation today? Several families and their neighbors guide us on our way through a visit to a France �on the move�. In their own way, each of them is an integral part of a multi-faceted rural lifestyle. From the passing-down of heritage within the family to a company working to reintegrate those on the margins of society, from the immigrant family of agricultural workers to the young people in depressed areas of town, from one young couple�s plans for a rural dwelling to the international success of one of Saumur�s own children, the florist.

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Credits

Directed by

Pascale Poirier

Co-writers:

H�l�ne Feldhandler

Produced by

Cie des phares et balises & France 5

Technical information

Copyright :

2000

Running time:

52 minutes

Broadcasts :

La Cinqui�me (09/09/2000)