Documentary
âPig Earthâ marked John Bergerâs first return to television after âWays of Seeingâ. The film, boldly using mostly still photographs, is based on Johnâs book of the same name, which was both a work of fiction as well as a history of French Peasant experience, as told by John âthe story tellerâ, as if in the peasantâs own voices. All of which was given brilliant visual expression in the film through a series of beautifully edited sequences, each constructed from vivid and moving photographs of peasants and their lives, in black and white and colour, by Johnâs friend and long-time collaborator, the Swiss photographer Jean Mohr.
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
