Profession: Conchylicultrice (1984)
Original title: Profession : conchylicultrice
Shellfish harvesters from the Marennes-Oléron basin (Charente-Maritime) testify to their living and working conditions: difficulties in the profession, distribution of tasks between men and women, advantages of co-detention, creation of an association to end their isolation and improve their status. Interviews and scenes of work at sea and at the "cabin" help to paint a moving portrait of courageous and energetic women.
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Shellfish harvesters from the Marennes-Oléron basin (Charente-Maritime) testify to their living and working conditions: difficulties in the profession, distribution of tasks between men and women, advantages of co-detention, creation of an association to end their isolation and improve their status. Interviews and scenes of work at sea and at the "cabin" help to paint a moving portrait of courageous and energetic women.