L'homme qui plantait des arbres (1987)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Frédéric Back

Writers:

Jean Giono (story) and
Jean Roberts (translator: English version)

Release Date:

11 juin 1988 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Drame | Family

Plot:

The story of one shepherd's long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley.

Plot Keywords:

Forest | France | Shepherd | Ecology | 1910s

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Best animated film EVER, period!

Ensemble

Philippe Noiret	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice: French version)
Christopher Plummer	...	Narrator (voice: English version)

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Man Who Planted Trees (Canada: English title) (USA)

Durée:

30 min

Pays:

Canada

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Argentina:Unrated

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Anecdotes:

Jean Giono, the author of the short story upon which the movie is based, wrote the story after American editors in 1953 asked him to write a few pages about an unforgettable character. They intended him to write about a real unforgettable character, but he created the fictional Elezeard Bouffier. When the editors objected that no Bouffier had died in Banon, he donated the story to all humanity. It was soon after published by Vogue in 1954. Many people have assumed that Bouffier is a real person.

Best animated film EVER, period!

When we played this short as part of the annual International Tournee of Animation back in the eighties, no one was prepared for this profound masterpiece. It flowed like a river, continually being painted by French Impressionist painter Renoir. Each image moved and dissolved like sand being blown across the desert. And the seemingly deceptive story slowly evolved into a mountain of wisdom. It speaks truths that are as old as the teaching of wise old Greek philosophers. An average man meets a stranger who quietly is planting the seeds of trees. Each time they meet years have passed. We get to see how the simple good acts of one person continue to grow and bless others until finally all is good as far as the eye can see. Not just one man's backyard but a whole country is green, alive and beautiful because a single human was preoccupied with the good of all mankind! The real evidence of this stories influence are hidden in the details which I will not divulge here, instead you must see the film for yourself. And when you find it please send me a copy and like the seed planter I too will pass it along. Based on a true story this inspiring tale is as important as Shakespeare or Victor Hugo and should be released so everyone can learn these truths. If this film were required viewing in schools the world would be a better place to live. If I could buy a hundred copies on video or DVD I would give them out as Christmas gifts to everyone I know and spread the love! Excuse me now while I go out to plant another seed. Rating 10 out of 10!