The elderly rural population of France is slowly dwindling away and may completely disappear over the next few years. In one of his most personal works, celebrated French photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon closely observes the secluded, quiet life of a small village. He has known some of the people for years; others he befriends while filming. The specific village is of less interest to Depardon, however, than the rural world it represents: the silent meals, the monotonous work routine, the stoic waiting for an end that is near—all dispassionately captured by Depardon’s unerring eye.