Greenery Will Bloom Again | |
Director: | Ermanno Olmi |
Starring: | Claudio Santamaria |
Cinematography: | Fabio Olmi |
Music: | Paolo Fresu |
Language: | Italian |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
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.