Exposition agricole

Jean-François Caissy presents the particular yet ordinary world of agricultural fairs. Beyond the document’s anthropological aspect, Exposition agricole covers highly aesthetic issues, perceptible, for example, in the two-part rhythm that animates this series of tableaux vivants, as the stillness of the frames contrasts with the movement of the animals, machines, and humans that cross them. A contemporary musical score lends an emotive element to the film and offsets the filmmaker’s distanced posture.