Stories from the Chestnut Woods explained

Stories from the Chestnut Woods
Director:Gregor Božič
Producer:Marina Gumzi
Screenplay:Gregor Božič, Marina Gumzi
Starring:Massimo De Francovich
Music:Hekla Magnúsdóttir
Cinematography:Ferran Paredes Rubio
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:Slovenia
Language:Slovenian
Italian

Stories from the Chestnut Woods (Slovenian: '''Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov''') is a 2019 Slovenian drama, Gregor Božič's feature debut.[1] It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2019 and was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] [3]

Plot

Shortly after World War II, in a forest between Italy and Yugoslavia, a carpenter and a chestnut seller share stories.[4]

Critical response and accolades

Stories from the Chestnut Woods won the Vesna Award for best film at the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož,[5] the Best Film Award at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[6] It was the closing film of the 5th Euro-Balkan Film Festival.[7]

Cast

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stories From The Chestnut Woods. TIFF . 2024-04-16.
  2. Web site: Slovenski kandidat za mednarodnega oskarja so Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov . . 29 October 2020 . 29 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Slovenia Nominates "Stories from the Chestnut Woods" for Oscars, Whole Film Currently Online . Total Slovenia News . 29 October 2020 . 29 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Stories from the Chestnut Woods . Cineuropa . 29 October 2020.
  5. Web site: FESTIVALS: Stories from the Chestnut Woods Wins Big at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož. Vinter. Damijan. 2019-09-23. Film New Europe. 2024-04-16.
  6. Web site: Stories from the Chestnut Woods. Film Italia. 2024-04-16.
  7. Web site: Balkan Film Festival 2021. Cinematografo.it . 2024-04-15.