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Documentary Saturdays: Pierre's Retirement
Culture · Saturday, December 5 · 18:00 · Paris
Bibliothèque Marguerite Audoux, 10 rue Portefoin
Free
Screening of the documentary directed by Martine Bouquin, in the presence of Pierre and Clotilde, the film’s protagonists and until recently the sole producers of fruits and vegetables at the Marché des Enfants Rouges for more than 30 years, following Pierre’s father. Shot across the tail end of the spring 2024 markets and continued in the autumn with Pierre and Clotilde, this film traces their journey, the family arboriculture business, the work of growing and delivering their seasonal products to the residents of central Paris, even when an epidemic plunges urbanites into isolation…
