The Trail of The Asphodels
Synopsis
In the heart of Brittany, Jean embarks on a crazy soliloquy on the trail of the asphodels. Walking the entire path with him, the camera meets the inhabitants and the memories that populate these places, in documentary scenes from the past as well as the present. A journey through space and time, The Trail of the Asphodels explores history as well as geographical motifs, fauna and flora, legends and songs, everything that materially constitutes a territory.
"A map appears on the screen in fragments - the "trail of the asphodels", a circuit hike somewhere in Brittany. For the duration of the film, beekeeper Jean and his dog Léon walk the entire path, the camera in their wake. From his very first steps, Jean launches into a wildly inspired soliloquy, a half-mystical, half-burlesque gloss on the filmmaker’s own approach: a shaggy, bountiful exploration of the area the path crosses. Far from being content to follow the linear route, the tale multiplies the swerves, pauses and de...
Credits
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- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Argile
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2023
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 28 min
