The Answering Furrow

Duration: 27

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Owing to Virgil's Georgics: Georgic I - The annual produce first seen in spring - The furrowed earth ready for planting - The distribution, support and protection of young plants - The implements of the garden. Georgic II - The life of Virgil is recapitulated in summer, with a digression on the sacred - The sheep of Arcadia - The handling of bees - The pagan Lion of Kea. Georgic III - The skill and industry of the old man in autumn - Ancient custom and modern method - The use of implements of the garden. Georgic IV - The compost is prepared at season's end - The filmmaker completes The Answering Furrow with the inclusion of her own image. Filmed in Yorktown Heights, New York; St. Remy en Provence, France; Mantua, Rome and Brindisi, Italy; and in Arcadia and the island of Kea in Greece.