
Modern Life
- Documentary
For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness. This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land. This the last part of Depardon's triptych "Profils paysans" about what it is like to be a farmer today in an isolated highland area in France. "La vie moderne" examines what has become of the persons he has followed for ten years, while featuring younger people who try to farm or raise cattle or poultry, come hell or high water.
Cast
- Marcel Challaye
Marcel Challaye
Self
- Germaine Challaye
Germaine Challaye
Self
- Paul Argaud
Paul Argaud
Self
- Amandine Gagnaire
Amandine Gagnaire
Self
- Michel Valla
Michel Valla
Self
- Abel Jeanroy
Abel Jeanroy
Self
- Gilberte Jeanroy
Gilberte Jeanroy
Self
- Daniel Jeanroy
Daniel Jeanroy
Self
- Jean-François Pantel
Jean-François Pantel
Self
- Nathalie Deleuze
Nathalie Deleuze
Self
- Monique Rouvière
Monique Rouvière
Self
- Cécile Rouvière
Cécile Rouvière
Self
- Camille Quenehen
Camille Quenehen
Self
- Alain Rouvière
Alain Rouvière
Self
- Raymond Privat
Raymond Privat
Self
- Marcel Privat
Marcel Privat
Self
- Marcelle Brès
Marcelle Brès
Self (archive footage)
- Louis Brès
Louis Brès
Self (archive footage)

Raymond Depardon
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jacques Chirac
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nicolas Sarkozy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Anaïs Valla
Anaïs Valla
Self (uncredited)
- Elsa Valla
Elsa Valla
Self (uncredited)
- Sylvain Pantel
Sylvain Pantel
Self (uncredited)
- Charlotte Pantel
Charlotte Pantel
Self (uncredited)


















