Book Of Days - 1989 - 7/10
When tearing down a city wall, construction workers open up a view into the past.
The appears to be a medieval French village (though characters speak English).
(Mostly unseen) documentarians wander freely and question individuals.
Shepherds, merchants, a storyteller, the physician, share their lives, allow us to observe.
There is a theatrical element in this Meredith Monk film, but do not be put off by that.
Mesmerizing throughout, even breaking the fourth wall at times.
Highlights include a pageant, and the onset of the plague.