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Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014)
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Alessandro Sperduti, Francesco Formichetti, Andrea Di Maria
Runtime76 min
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World War I, Italian north-eastern front after the 1917 bloody battles on the Altipiano. A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war in a story that unfolds in the space of one night. Events follow one after the other without any kind of pattern: the peaceful mountains suddenly become a place where men die. But every story told in this film is a true story.
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Fans of Italian cinema and World War I dramas will appreciate director Ermanno Olmi's Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014), which offers a powerful and intimate look at the experiences of a group of Italian soldiers facing the realities of war on the north-eastern front. Featuring strong performances from actors like Claudio Santamaria, the film provides a vivid, thoughtful depiction of the human toll of conflict.
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Greenery Will Bloom Again 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.
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