''The Secret of the Old Woods'' () is a 1993 Italian fantastic drama film written, directed and starred by Ermanno Olmi. It is based on the novel with the same name by

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. For his performance

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won the

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for best actor. The film also won the David di Donatello for best cinematography.

Plot

The general Sebastiano Procolo lives in a little village in the mountains boundless, in a small wooden house near a dense forest, called the "Old Woods". He is there on behalf of his nephew, owner of the reserve; however the general has the ambition to destroy all the trees in order to enrich. One night he discovers that the forest is inhabited by strange invisible creatures that whisper continually being released to resume again in the power of the ancient forest. Sebastiano initially don't understand the situation, but after as in a dream vision he realizes that these creatures have been imprisoned long ago by himself.

Cast

as Sebastiano Procolo *

Giulio Brogi Giulio Brogi (3 May 1935 – 19 February 2019)

as Bernardi *Riccardo Zannantonio as Benvenuto Procolo *Lino Pais Marden as Giovanni Aiuti

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1993 films Italian fantasy drama films Films directed by Ermanno Olmi 1990s fantasy drama films Films based on Italian novels Films based on works by Dino Buzzati Films set in the Alps Films set in forests 1993 drama films 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films {{fantasy-film-stub

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