Reference Imagery
The vineyards of southern France would stereotypically evoke the romantic cinema of Marcel Pagnol, Robert Guédiguian, or caricatural representations in American cinema (Catch Me If You Can by Steven Spielberg, Magic in the Moonlight by Woody Allen, etc.).

Conversely, Sylvère Petit chooses to construct an oppressive and sombre reality through a dark juxtaposition between his protagonist and the rest of the village. Through expansive shots, he creates space for landscapes and characters alike. As such, the Western offers us a frame of aesthetic reference