The Enchanted Forest (1987 film)

The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El bosque animado
Directed by	José Luis Cuerda
Screenplay by	Rafael Azcona
Produced by	Eduardo Ducay
Starring	Alfredo Landa ; Tito Valverde ; Alejandra Grepi ; Miguel Rellán
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by	Juan Ignacio San Mateo
Music by	José Nieto
Production; company	Classic Films
Release date	2 October 1987;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Enchanted Forest (Spanish: El bosque animado)^[1] is a 1987 Spanish comedy-fantasy film directed by José Luis Cuerda. Rafael Azcona wrote the screenplay, based on the eponymous novel written by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. The film has a large ensemble cast headed by Alfredo Landa. It was a critical success winning five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actor.

Plot

The film shows the adventures of the human inhabitants of the shrubland of Cecebre and how their paths cross over under the shelter of a lively forest where animals, people and plants form a harmonious system. It notably tells the misfortunes of Malvís, a farmhand sick of the shortages of his trade, who decides to become a bandit and hides in the shrubland under the alias Fendetestas, and who is joined by a kid as an apprentice, Fuco; of Geraldo, a well-digger who lost a leg while whale hunting and is in love with Hermelinda, who is leaving to the city fed up with her aunt; of the lost soul of Fiz de Cotovelo, damned to follow the procession of spirits; and of the D'Abondo family, the lords and ladies of the parroquia, among other characters.

Cast

Alfredo Landa as Malvís / Bandido Fendetestas
Tito Valverde as Geraldo
Alejandra Grepi as Hermelinda
Miguel Rellán as Fiz de Cotovelo
Alicia Hermida as Gloria Roade
Amparo Baró as Amelia Roade
Fernando Rey as Sr. D'Abondo
Manuel Alexandre as Roque Freire
Encarna Paso as Juanita Arruallo
María Isbert as Moucha
Antonio Gamero as Civil Guard corporal
Paca Gabaldón as Sra. D'Abondo
Luis Ciges as Loco de Vos

Release

The film was theatrically released on 2 October 1987.^[2]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1988	2nd Goya Awards	Best Film		Won	^[3]
		Best Screenplay	Rafael Azcona	Won
		Best Actor	Alfredo Landa	Won
		Best Original Score	José Nieto	Won
		Best Art Direction	Félix Murcia	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Javier Artiñano	Won
		Best Sound	Bernardo Menz, Enrique Molinero	Nominated

References

^ Juan-Navarro, Santiago (2018). "El bosque encantado (The Enchanted Forest) (1987)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781442271333.
^ Caparrós Lera, J.M. (1992). El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al «cambio» socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 364. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.
^ "El bosque animado". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

External links

El bosque animado at IMDb

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[1] Juan-Navarro, Santiago (2018). "El bosque encantado (The Enchanted Forest) (1987)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781442271333.

[2] Caparrós Lera, J.M. (1992). El cine español de la democracia: de la muerte de Franco al «cambio» socialista (1975-1989). Barcelona: Anthropos. p. 364. ISBN 84-7658-312-5.

[3] "El bosque animado". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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