In order to defend their country during the great war, the men farm, have to leave the farm to run by women, but with the coming of the harvest, the mother asks for help, as she can not to run all things by her own, so the mayor recommends her Francin Riant, an honest orphan girl, who according to her loyalty in work wins their hearts all.
Critics Of "The Guardians (Les gardiennes) [Sub: Eng]"
San Francisco Chronicle
May 14, 2018
The performances are extraordinary, as they often are in Beauvois' films, with Baye a study in quiet suffering and Bry wonderfully enigmatic - seemingly simple, but hinting at a soul capable of expansion and adaptation.
Elegantly made and quietly emotional, a family story filled with characters whose lives we sink into, feeling the hope, the sadness, the sorrow and the joy right along with those on the screen.
Imagine devoting several years, as Mr. Beauvois did, to making a reflective, bucolic feature that is organized around the themes of community and evolving culture. It's all too subtle for words, but perfect for moving pictures.
Set in a quiet corner of France, The Guardians is a study of women, often mothers, daughters, and sisters, on the home front during World War I as they combat the everyday and the uncertainty often brought with conflict.
Like the cinematic equivalent of slow food, "The Guardians" is a rich, simmering cassoulet of a film, one that asks viewers to adjust their metabolisms accordingly.