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Alphonse Allais wants to relocate cities to the countryside. Excellent idea. But what do you do with the peasants? Put them in the cities?
On one side we have an elderly peasant woman trundling wheelbarrows of manure from cowshed to yard. On the other is a couple of Parisians of similar age whose house overlooks the same yard.
To whom does the yard belong? What encumbrances apply? Who is the mad woman and who is the damnfool?
Insults fly. A support group provides support. The police police the situation. The mayor wavers. And the court holds court.

France - 2009 - 52 mn - DV Cam • 16/9 - Colour

Director Florence d'Arthuys, Manolo d'Arthuys Camera Manolo d'Arthuys Sound Géraud Combelle Editing Claire Painchault

Production VF Films Production, 39 rue Amsterdam, 75008 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4522 1610 Fax : +33 (0)1 4522 1160