A History of the European Rural Life - Season 1 Episode 1 The Beginning / The Lords, and Those Who Dig

Name: A History of the European Rural Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 23 Apr 2024
Rating: 7.50
Cast: Catherine Ringer, Miklós Attila Szőcs Boruss, Massimo Montanari, Chris Wickham, Edith Peytremann

2024-04-23 France 56 minutes.

7.50 2 votes

Documentary agriculture european history social & cultural documentary rural rural life

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Apr 23, 2024

1 - 1

The Beginning / The Lords, and Those Who Dig Apr 23, 2024
1 - 2

Rebellion and War / Revolutions Apr 23, 2024
1 - 3

Towards Freedom / The Immobile Peasant, the Moving Peasant Apr 23, 2024
1 - 4

Against the Rest of the World / Peasant Masses Apr 23, 2024

Overview

By the 6th century, the disintegration of the Roman Empire was complete: no more state, no more big cities. The European peasantry was born. A change of scale. The great Roman commercial agriculture disappeared. These first peasants, freed from the weight of the State, taxes and the obligation to feed the Empire's major cities, produced only as much as they needed. Peasant communities were freer than ever. This golden age came to an end in the 8th century. The new warrior elites imposed a return to domination, taxes, and the invention of drudgery and serfdom. The Church took part in the reconquest, tracking down the old rural cults.

Year 2024

Studio ARTE, ARTE, arte.tv

Director Stan Neumann

Crew Camille Laemlé (Producer), Serge Lalou (Producer), Gérard Béaur (Technical Advisor), Ned Burgess (Director of Photography), Katell Djian (Director of Photography), Jean Minondo (Sound)

Popularity 1.2504

Language English, French, Irish, Italian, Spanish