Peace in the Fields

Peace in the Fields
Peace in the Fields
Directed by	Jacques Boigelot
Written by	Marie Gevers; Jacques Boigelot
Produced by	Jacques de Pauw
Starring	Christian Barbier
Cinematography	Philippe Collette
Release date	1970;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	French

Peace in the Fields (French: Paix sur les champs) is a 1970 French-language Belgian film directed by Jacques Boigelot and based on the eponymous novel by Marie Gevers. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1]

Plot

As Aloysius lies on his deathbed, he summons Stanne, the wealthiest farmer in the region, and Johanna, a stern-faced widow, to his side. Two decades earlier, when Johanna's daughter died tragically, didn't the legal inquiry conclude that the girl no longer wished to be with him? Despite Aloysius's heartfelt pleas, Stanne and Johanna stubbornly refuse to reconcile, parting ways bitterly. Louis, Stanne's son, who once loved Julia, a captivating yet somewhat promiscuous redhead, loses interest in her upon meeting the charming Lodia, Johanna's daughter born twenty years after the loss of her elder sister. Louis and Lodia endeavor to gain approval for their love from their parents.