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The man who planted trees L'homme qui plantait des arbres
Set in Provençal France between 1910 and 1945, an anonymous narrator tells of initially meeting, and his subsequent visits with, a taciturn shepherd named Elzéard Bouffier - the 'man who planted trees'. Bouffier, after his wife and child died, moved to a remote and barren area to tend sheep. Seeing the devastated land, he resolved to change it by planting trees. And he did so -- for forty years. The results of this unrecognized, patient, continual effort, were astonishing.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Montreal, Quebec] : Canadian Broadcasting Corp. ; [2002]
Content descriptions
General Note: | A story by Jean Giono translated by Jean Roberts. Alternate spelling of director's name on disc label: Frederick Bach. Originally produced in 1987. Supplemental materials: Entrevue avec [interview with] Jean Giono (b&w, 1960) (22 min.); entrevue avec [interview with] Hubert Tison (7 min.); Festivals and awards [text feature]; Photo gallery [slide show]. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Design and animation, Frédéric Back ; soundtrack and music, Normand Roger ; animation camera, Claude Lapierre, Jean Robillard ; editing, Norbert Pickering. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Christopher Plummer (English), Philippe Noiret (Français). |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Includes public performance rights. |
Language Note: | In Français or English with optional subtitles in Français or English. |
Awards Note: | Winner, 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Animated - Frédéric Back |
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Genre: | Short films. Animated films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |