The Man Who Planted Trees

[THOaken]

I thought I'd share this short film I just watched.

The Man Who Planted Trees (French title L'homme qui plantait des arbres), also known as The Story of Elzéard Bouffier, The Most Extraordinary Character I Ever Met, and The Man Who Planted Hope and Reaped Happiness, is an allegorical tale by French author Jean Giono, published in 1953.

It tells the story of one shepherd's long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the Alps in Provence throughout the first half of the 20th century. The tale is quite short—only about 4000 words long. It was composed in French, but first published in English.

[video=youtube;KTvYh8ar3tc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvYh8ar3tc[/video]

 

[Orchard]

Love the film

 

[sandbender]

It is a great wee film. I posted a link a while back along with links to the original text which is well worth a read.

 

[rik_uk3]

A fictional character though? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Planted_Trees very enjoyable nonetheless.

 

[Macaroon]

A ray of hope, something of the goodness being kept alive in the heart and soul of man; a salutory lesson done pleasantly.