The Bapst Brothers, Carriers
Les frères Bapst, charretiers
Switzerland 1989. 16mm, Beta, VHS, colour, 26 min.
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The Bapst Brothers: Romain, Maurice and Jacques – whom we will also meet in The Gruyere Chronicle (produced in 1990) – are peasants and carriers and work with their father. In autumn and winter, they bid for the community’s wood, cut down the pine trees and bring down the logs through the snowy woods by horse-drawn sleigh.
| Director | Jacqueline Veuve |
| Script | Jacqueline Veuve |
| Photography | Hugues Ryffel |
| Sound | Luc Yersin, Pierre-André Luthy |
| Editing | Edwige Ochsenbein |
| Collaborators | Prod. exécutif: Jean-Marc Henchoz |
| Duration | 26 min. |
| Format | 16mm, Beta, VHS, colour |
| Versions | français; ST: english, deutsch |
| Sales DVD/Video | VHS [order |
| Festivals/Prizes | Quality award (Swiss Federal Office of Culture). Prix de la Mission du Patrimoine Ethnographique, 8e Bilan international du film ethnographique 1989, Musée de l'Homme, Paris. Prix spécial de la Société Suisse de Radio et Télévision (SSR), Festival international du film alpin 1990, Les Diablerets, Suisse. |
| Production | Aquarius Film Production |
| World Rights | Aquarius Film Production |
| Distribution Switzerland | Aquarius Film Production, CH-1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier Tél. +41 21 921 18 20 – Fax +41 21 921 78 31 E-mail: info@jacquelineveuve.com – send a message |
| Distribution international | France: Visionnement: Bibliothèques publiques, cf. www.culture.gouv.fr |
Press review
Jacqueline Veuve's film on the unloading of wood in the mountain, which was shot in La Roche with Conrad Bapst's sons, was recently honoured in Paris. It received first prize, no less - on account of its part in preserving the "French" heritage.
La Gruyère, 1989 (mg)