Le Sabotier du Val de Loire

Le Sabotier du Val de Loire

24 mins | Drama, Documentary | June 22, 1956

This is October 1955. The place is a village in Loire-Atlantique, La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, where an old clog-maker works and lives with his wife and their adopted son. The clog-maker's meticulous craft is described with love and close attention to detail. On the other hand, forthcoming death pervades the quiet everyday life of the elderly couple.

Le Sabotier du Val de Loire

24 mins | Drama, Documentary | June 22, 1956

Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
This is October 1955. The place is a village in Loire-Atlantique, La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, where an old clog-maker works and lives with his wife and their adopted son. The clog-maker's meticulous craft is described with love and close attention to detail. On the other hand, forthcoming death pervades the quiet everyday life of the elderly couple.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma, Les Films Georges Rouquier
Original title Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
Directors Georges Rouquier, Jacques Demy
Writers Jacques Demy

Cast

Yves Demy

as Le Commis

Georges Rouquier

as Narrator (voice)