Taking the same starting point as Lelio's Jewish drama, Barnard's story is also instigated by a paternal passing,
with sheep farmer Ruth Wilson, who is electrifying in this movie, returning to the family farm 15 years after she escaped from under the shadow of an abusive father.
I live in the Basque Country on a sheep farm,
with a sheep farmer and lots and lots of sheep, which we milk.
Not exact matches
It consisted mainly of small
farmers and, near the sea of Galilee, of fishermen,
with artisans like carpenters and tanners,
with enough shepherds to make the symbols of the lost
sheep and the good shepherd meaningful, and
with small - town merchants to provide for the exchange of the few goods needed to meet the simple requirements of the people.
The parables disclose
with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the
farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping
with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed
with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose
sheep falls into a ditch; the woman
with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!
For the past decade or so, I've been assembling a mid-sized Judean village of Fontanini crèche figures, including artisans, herders (
with sheep),
farmers (
with chickens and an ahistorical turkey), vintners, blacksmiths, musicians, weavers, and a fisherman or two (one awake, another sleeping).
In many parts of Georgia, where the white
farmers sometimes live two or three miles apart, a birthday will be celebrated by a barbecue, or a few families will join together in friendly communion,
with a roasting hog or
sheep in the centre.
This optimism was borne out in a recent survey of Australian
farmers by rural lender Rabobank, which found positive sentiment in the
sheep and beef sectors, «as graziers fetch historically high prices for lamb, mutton, wool and beef» along
with improving sentiment in dairy and
with cotton producers «increasingly upbeat».
The set comes
with a barn, a pick - up truck,
farmer cow characters, pigs,
sheep, a hog shed and fences.
Our veterinarian connected us
with some shetland
sheep farmers, all «neighbors» that we had never met.
Sheepherding exhibitions
with Border Collies are scheduled all day long on Saturday May 26, and OSV
farmers will demonstrate
sheep shearing 1830s - style throughout the weekend.
The RUMA Targets Task Force comprises a leading vet and
farmer from each of the beef, dairy, eggs, fish, gamebird, pig, poultry meat and
sheep sectors, who have been consulting
with key organisations in their respective industries.
Men - Gabriel - a
sheep farmer whose flock goes a stray - William - a loner
with wealth - and Frank - a soldier
with a wandering sword - fall at her feet but this virgin gal fights for equal pay, free choice and independence until her private parts cause a brain fart.
Men - Gabriel - a
sheep farmer whose flock goes a stray - William - a loner
with wealth - and Frank - a soldier
with a wandering sword - fall at her feet but this virgin gal
A young
sheep farmer finds passion
with an immigrant worker in a credible character - driven drama
A Yorkshire
sheep farmer develops a relationship
with a Romanian migrant worker
with this acclaimed first feature by Francis Lee.
There are more options for
farmers than ever before,
with the possibility to keep cows,
sheep, chickens and, for the first time in the series, pigs!
Filmmakers Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing - Taylor from Sweetgrass discuss their film and
sheep intelligence
with Catskills
farmer Eugene Wyatt.
Movie review of «Rams»: This tale of two Icelandic
sheep farmers — brothers in their 60s who haven't spoken for 40 years — blends absurdist comedy
with rural tragedy.
Her first proposal comes from Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a
farmer with a promising portion of land and small flock of
sheep.
A Million Ways to Die in the West Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, language throughout, some violence and drug material Available on DVD and Blu - ray Yet another release this week that got slaughtered at the box office is this long - titled western comedy by writer / director / star Seth MacFarlane about a
sheep farmer that wants to win back his love (Amanda Seyfried)
with the help of a beautiful stranger (Charlize Theron).
I grew up in the countryside, not on a farm but
with enough land for the odd
sheep to graze, and my mother was the daughter of a
farmer.
Although English life was beginning to change
with the gradual development of cities, the economy was still mostly agrarian in the 1200s,
with 90 % of the population (estimated to be around four million people in 1300 AD) making their living off the land, either as
farmers (growing wheat for personal use or other grain crops to feed livestock) or herders (mostly
sheep and goats).
The tutor, Mr. Trigg, spent a year or two at a time
with English and Scottish settlers, mostly
sheep farmers, and hated teaching as much as children in the wild hated being taught.
The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored
sheep, a
farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner
with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.
Judy Asarkof, a
sheep and goat
farmer in Carlisle, Massachusettes is one of a handful of small
farmers who choose to work
with OES.
It's a fact that this breed is known as «helping» or «working dogs» and the reason behind this perception among people is because they have been bred to work
with farmers to assist them in tedious roles such as herding cattle,
sheep and several other livestock.
The remote Scottish islands are populated by shrubberies, weathered
sheep and amiable
farmers, and are dotted
with local pubs that exude warm welcomes.
Jet Boating in Pristine Wilkin's Valley The jet boat, that rides on a cushion of air at about 60 MPH, was invented by a New Zealand
farmer who wanted to get his
sheep to market via rivers plagued
with shifting gravel beds, snags and other obstacles.
Whether it's young
farmers farming
with horses and rediscovering
sheep dogs, or backyard
farmers with more than 5 decades of experience, what matters is not whether our
farmers conform to the stereotypes we've created, but whether we are willing to listen to them and see them for who they really are.
It wasn't cheap to buy two skeins of that locally produced yarn, but at least I'm making a statement
with my consumer dollars to a nearby
farmer, endorsing his or her decision to make a living raising
sheep.