Peasant Symphony (1944)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Maurice Delattre, Henri Storck

Synopsis

From 1942 to 1944, Henri Storck composed his Symphonie paysanne, in which he describes the day to day life and rituals of the farmers on the rhythm of the seasons. The film is a poem to nature, a lyrical masterpiece on life and death, on animals and plants, on man and his labour.

Actors

Crews

Maurice Delattre
Maurice Delattre
Director
Henri Storck
Henri Storck
Director
Henri Storck
Henri Storck
Producer
Henri Storck
Henri Storck
Editor
J. Van Bladel
J. Van Bladel
Production Manager
Lucien Parlongue
Lucien Parlongue
Assistant Director
Jacques Wyseur
Jacques Wyseur
Assistant Director
José Lebrun
José Lebrun
Sound Director
Pierre Moulaert
Pierre Moulaert
Original Music Composer
Charles Abel
Charles Abel
Director of Photography
Maurice Delattre
Maurice Delattre
Director of Photography
François Rents
François Rents
Director of Photography
Henri Storck
Henri Storck
Director of Photography
Henri Storck
Henri Storck
Writer
Jacques de Schryver
Jacques de Schryver
Writer
Marie Gevers
Marie Gevers
Writer

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