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A LIFETIME IN STONE

LE CHANTIER D'UNE VIE

By Stéphane SICHI

True Story - Production 2025

In France, a couple devotes their lives to revitalizing the Château de Bournazel, a forgotten Renaissance masterpiece; through the hands of artisans, this documentary tells a moving quest for transmission, where each restored stone becomes a promise made to time.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- True Story, Documentary
- Countries
- FRANCE
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 52 mn
- Director(s)
- Stéphane SICHI
- Writer(s)
- Floréal TORRALBA
- Cast
- Philippe MEYER, Eric BOUGNON, Thierry CRÉPIN-LEBLOND
- Producer(s)
- Anthony THÉDENAT (SPOT STUDIO), Stéphane SICHI (La Nauze Productions)
- Synopsis
- In the heart of Aveyron, a castle wounded by history is gradually regaining its splendor thanks to the commitment of a passionate couple, Mr. and Mrs. Harlin. For over 15 years, they have dedicated their lives to the restoration of the Château de Bournazel, a masterpiece of the French Renaissance.
  Through their eyes and those of the craftsmen who sculpt, carve, rebuild, and dream, this documentary is a journey through time: a tribute to the gestures of yesterday, to those who perpetuate them today, and to the memory each stone seems to contain.
  More than a construction site, it is a life's work. An act of faith in the idea that heritage is not static, but living; that it can continue to vibrate if we decide to transmit its soul, not through blood, but through the beauty of gesture, patience, and love.