in Portuguese with French voice-over - subtitled in French - beta num pal 4/3 / beta sp pal 4/3 / dvd (dvd5-pal) - ©photography: Jba production

In Portugal, the Alentejo is, like Andalusia or Sicily, classically a land of large landowners. For six months of the year, vegetation, animals and the parched land await the rains. When summer comes

to its end, pouring storms drench the landscape. The rivers which have been dry for months, swell; floods are common and sudden. In short, a strange climate, hosti le to vegetation.

director JEAN LOïC PORTRON - author JEAN LOïC PORTON - producer JACQUES BIDOU - productions JBA PRODUCTION, CNC, LA SEPT ARTE, INA, MINISTèRE DE LA CULTURE, MISSION DU PATRIMOINE ETHNOLOGIQUE - image MICHEL BORT - sound MYRIAM RENE - music JEAN MALLET - year of production 1996
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