Friday 28 December 2018

Farming Canada style


The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)

Directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate this film is narrated by Stanley Jackson. We see the life of the seasonal workers who farm tobacco in Ontario.

Fairly simple on the surface level this is a decent look at the back breaking work involved in harvesting a crop. The film shows the daily life of people well but I am not sure it connects it to anything larger. Certainly of some interest but not something that will stick in the memory.

3/5

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