故事围绕着一个只有三名居民的农业村庄展开，但他们被告知，如果他们中只有一人潘图勒找到了妻子，这个村庄将能够再次繁荣起来Theterm“cinmadepapa”naturallyelicitsaderogativewhiffthatretroactivelyappliedtothevastoutputofpre-NouvelleVagueFrenchcinema,MarcelPagnol’sHARVESTcouldreinstateitsgoodnameforitsgrandintegratingsubjectiverealismintoitshonest-to-goodness,down-homesimplicityofasophisticatedodetotheland,peasantry,andhumanityitself.BasedonJeanGiono’s1930novelSECONDHARVEST,thefilm’smythosrevolvesaroundaforsakenvillageAubignane,inhabitedsolelybymiddle-agedbachelorhunterPanturle(Gabrio)afterthedepartureofthesenileMonsieur