Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014)

Original title

Torneranno i prati

Directed by

Ermanno Olmi

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Soldiers endure the daily horrors of trench warfare on a snowy mountain plateau in World War I. The film shows their fear, fatigue and the slow erosion of hope as they wait for orders.

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What happens

Greenery Will Bloom Again (Italian: Torneranno i prati) is a 2014 Italian anti-war film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. Set in the trenches of the Asiago plateau, during World War I, it is loosely based on the short story "La paura" (1921) by Federico De Roberto. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film received eight nominations at the 2015 David di Donatello Awards, including best film and best director. This is the last film to have been written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, before his death in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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