19/48
In times of war, a poor woodcutter lives with his wife in a large forest. One day, a woman finds and rescues a little girl, bringing about an irrevocable change in the lives of the couple and those whose paths the child crosses. This is Michel Hazanavicius' the first animated film.. World War II is one of the darkest tiles of humanity. A time in which humanity had just sworn off the Gray War, in which the world witnessed the extent of human cruelty. The promised time was rebirth, redemption and peace. The hand of faith has just struck Europe in its usual gruesome fashion, with the enormous debt of the Great War and a lost generation looming over it. The world stopped not because of Schick, or at least not only because of him, but because of what lies beneath. Before the biggest world tragedy until then, there is an even bleaker future. Germany was in ruins, having just lost the war, the faith of its people and the power of its empire. He swore revenge for the humiliation. A few years after this extremely dark period, there was a humble and old couple of German lumberjacks. A man goes to cut down big trees and a woman collects small branches. Both spend a hard day’s work to get to a small house in the middle of the forest, where emergency soup and a tired old dog await them. I have never had a child that a woman begs everything there is to leave God or never keep up with. He begs the sky, the tree and even the train gods for a train. And one day the train gods answered her prayers. In that empty corner of the forest, the train made its way through the white winter snow and slowly but restlessly reached its terrible destination. And one day the child was thrown off the train only to be picked up by an old woodcutter. A callous thing for some, but not for her. What follows is a beautifully crafted tragedy, a story about humanity: the loving force within it that builds and sacrifices, and its innately evil side that retaliates and takes revenge. Michel hazanavicius’ animated film lends a very comical style that takes you to the heart of the enchanted forest, along with its distinctive cast of characters and bleak WWII setting, it’s one of the year’s best. jerks. A wonderful farewell to the illustrious career of Jean Louis Trintignant.