Greenery Will Bloom Again

Greenery Will Bloom Again
Directed by	Ermanno Olmi
Written by	Ermanno Olmi
Starring	Claudio Santamaria
Cinematography	Fabio Olmi
Music by	Paolo Fresu
Release date	November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)
Running time	80 minutes
Language	Italian

Greenery Will Bloom Again (Italian : Torneranno i prati) 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. ^[1] It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. ^[2] The film received eight nominations at the 2015 David di Donatello Awards, including best film and best director. ^[3] This is the last film to have been written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, before his death in 2018.

Cast

• Claudio Santamaria as The Major
• Alessandro Sperduti as The Lieutenant
• Francesco Formichetti as The Captain
• Andrea Di Maria as The Mule's Driver
• Camillo Grassi as The Orderly
• Niccolò Senni as The Forgotten
• Domenico Benetti as The Sergeant
• Andrea Benetti as The Corporal
• Francesco Nardelli as Soldier Toni
• Niccolò Tredese as the delirious soldier

See also

• List of Italian films of 2014

References

1. Alessandro Zaccuri (November 4, 2014). "Grande Guerra, OLMI porta Giobbe in trincea". Avvenire . Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. Deborah Young (February 11, 2015). "'Greenery Will Bloom Again': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 11, 2015.
3. "David di Donatello 2015, le cinquine: 16 nomination per "Anime nere", 14 per Martone". La Repubblica . May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

External links

• Greenery Will Bloom Again at IMDb