The scarity of film stock forced the director to divide his project into five distinct parts spread out over three years of shooting (the four seasons with an "interlude" showing a country wedding). The five parts were:
- De lente/Le printemps/Spring (31 minutes)
- De zomer/L'été/Summer (23 minutes)
- Boerenbruiloft/Noce paysannes/Peasant wedding (19 minutes)
- De herfst/L'automne/Autumn (20 minutes)
- De winter/L'hiver/Winter (22 minutes).