The most dramatic 9 minutes you'll ever spend with a tuber. Seriously.
Among the various diseases that attack the potato during the growing season, there are first of all the virus diseases such as Mosaic, Leaf Roll, Spindle, Purple Top, etc. Certified seed appears to be the most effective means of combating these diseases.
Cinematography
1949 macro shots of diseased leaves hit different.
Direction
Proulx makes potato pathology weirdly gripping.
Director
Maurice Proulx
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Quebec's agricultural modernization push, this short helped convince farmers to abandon 'save your own seed' traditions.
Director Maurice Proulx was a priest and amateur entomologist who made over 30 educational films. His side hustle was literally blessing bugs and filming them.
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