The Man Who Planted Trees

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
5/13/1987
30

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The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

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  • Dej

    **Classics are created from works of art that speak to everyone through all times; they exhibit beauty, depth, acute insight, truth, inspiration. They often reveal new techniques or groundbreaking achievements. This animated short fulfills all of those characteristics and more. It has my vote for the greatest, most meaningful and important animation of all time. Its beauty is beyond mere prettiness or attractiveness; it approximates the grandeur of nature and the human soul. It is innovative and uses music and sound effects to evoke hesrtbreaking sadness and joyous exhilaration. This is a film to be watched numerous times and act as a force for goodness and understanding. If you are looking for a film that is stunning to look at and hear and also spiritually rewarding, this is the one.

    December 28, 2017
  • Geronimo1967

    This is a gorgeously drawn animation that serves as a sort of pilgrimage for a wanderer who, lost high in the foothills of the Alps without any water, encountered a lonely shepherd - Elzéard Bouffier who tended around thirty sheep and together with his dog lived an ordered life of solitude. Returning to the mans home, he befriends him and learns of his determination to plant oak trees. Meticulously selecting the finest acorns, he has put over ten thousand of these seeds into the barren soil that is battered constantly by unforgiving winds. Over the years, our traveller is drafted into service for his country during the Great War, he serves at Verdun, but still comes back to visit his ageing mentor whose efforts are now, quite literally, bea...

    June 19, 2025

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