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A film by Patric La Vau (2024, 58 min, in Occitan with French subtitles) Production: Nuits Atypiques with the help of the commune of Sauviac Born in 1933 in Sauviac, Fernand Turani is part of a large family of Italian origin, firmly established in South Gironde since the 1920s. Like his six brothers, his father passed on to him the profession of chairmaker. If Italian was the language of the family and French that of the school, it is in Occitan that he speaks to us about his parents, his childhood and his youth, his years as an amateur cyclist, his activity as a chairmaker, his work on the farm and the small bistro that he managed in Sauviac. At 90 years old, Fernand is not bored and his days are busy: he continues to reseal chairs, cultivate a large garden or, in season, go to his palombière. Vasut en 1933 à Sauviac, Fernand Turani he partida de una familha nombrosa de soca italiana, enrasigada en Sud Gironda dempui las annadas 1920. As he is frairs, his peer transmitted the master of cheiraire. If Italian is the language of the family and the French language of school, it is in Occitan that Fernand spoke to us about his childhood and his joenessa, his annadas as an amateur cyclist, his activity as a cheiraire, two trabalh of the boat and two small estanquèt that he had in Sauviac. At the age of 90, Fernand did not worry about his daily life: he continued to walk the paths, to work in the house or to investigate, to the bass, to find himself in his pocket.