On 18 February 2021, Sabzian and Courtisane are hosting the sixth Milestones screening online, presenting Farrebique ou les quatre saisons (1946): the first full-length film by French director Georges Rouquier. Farrebique depicts the everyday life of a family of French farmers in the postwar period following the rhythm of the different seasons. This unique film evades the classic division between fiction and documentary, allowing the reality of details to thrive with a great sense of poetry. Despite many prizes – Grand Prix de la Critique internationale in Cannes 1946, Grand Prix du Cinéma français 1946, Médaille d’or in Venice 1948 – the film was a forgotten masterpiece, brought back thanks to a beautiful restoration by Les documents cinématographiques.

On the occasion of the online screening of Farrebique, Sabzian will be publishing a dossier on 17 February 2021, with a selection of interviews and writings on Farrebique. On the evening of the screening, an introduction to the film by Stoffel Debuysere will be posted on Sabzian. The film will be available on Sabzian, free of charge, worldwide.