 Examining the romantic interactions between a group of immigrants (both from abroad and other parts of France) working around a quarry and a farm in Provence, it is also generally considered a major precursor to the Italian neorealist movement.Luchino Visconti, one of the founding members of the later film movement, was assistant director on the film.It was based out of Marcel Pagnol's studios in Marseille and shot entirely on location in the South of France.