LE COULOIR DU FOIN
LE COULOIR DU FOIN
Anne Lapied, Erik Lapied
France / 1993 / 22'
LE COULOIR DU FOIN
Anne Lapied, Erik Lapied
France / 1993 / 22'

The corridor of hay is a track used to carry hay from the mountain meadows down to the valley. The grass was cut at the end of summer and, with the first snowfall, the art of the "fenatohus", the haymaker of Vanoise, was practised. They tied the hay into bundles weighing 150 kg and then carried them to the village 600 meres below. The upper slopes of the corridor were so steep that it was impossible to use sledges and so the men had to slide down the snow with their heavy burdens along the corridor to the valley. The film portrays the enthusiam and skill of some men ho revive the corridor of hay.

Directors

Anne Lapied

Anne and Erik Lapied are directors and travellers who have always shared a passion for the mountains and adventure. In 1976 Erik made an expedition to Afghanistan and to the high valleys of the Himalayas to make a range of reportages. It was during this period that both decided to live in the Alps. Fascinated by the mountains and natural, wide-open spaces, they specialised in the production of documentaries, making a range of exploration films. They have participated in a host of major European film festivals and have won a number of awards in more than ten years in the industry. They have taken part in the TrentoFilmfestival on a number of occasions with Vanoise Alpes en Liberte (1989), Le Grand Retour (1990), L'Ile Blanche (1991), Tetras - Lyre (1994), Le Couloir du Foin (1994), Les Marmottes du Grand Rocher (1997), Les Sentiers du Petit Bonheur (2000), Animal Roc (2002), La Montagne aux Sept Bergers (2006) and Dolma du Bout du Monde (2008).

Erik Lapied

Anne and Erik Lapied are directors and travellers who have always shared a passion for the mountains and adventure. In 1976 Erik made an expedition to Afghanistan and to the high valleys of the Himalayas to make a range of reportages. It was during this period that both decided to live in the Alps. Fascinated by the mountains and natural, wide-open spaces, they specialised in the production of documentaries, making a range of exploration films. They have participated in a host of major European film festivals and have won a number of awards in more than ten years in the industry. They have taken part in the TrentoFilmfestival on a number of occasions with Vanoise Alpes en Liberte (1989), Le Grand Retour (1990), L'Ile Blanche (1991), Tetras - Lyre (1994), Le Couloir du Foin (1994), Les Marmottes du Grand Rocher (1997), Les Sentiers du Petit Bonheur (2000), Animal Roc (2002), La Montagne aux Sept Bergers (2006) and Dolma du Bout du Monde (2008).