The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees is a wonderful animation of the fictional short story by the French writer Jean Giono about Elzéard Bouffier, a shepherd who single-handedly reforested a desolate region of France. The acclaimed film was directed by Frédéric Back.

(via Ted)

5 Comments leave a comment below

  1. This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing:).

    The Sill
    Oct 29th, 2013 / 1:11 pm

  2. Did Ella watch it yet? :D

    Ted Pearlman
    Oct 29th, 2013 / 1:15 pm

  3. I love this book/animated movie. We read and watched it in my Environmental Literature class in college. Such a great tale!

    katie
    Oct 29th, 2013 / 2:33 pm

  4. So great!

    Gavin
    Oct 29th, 2013 / 4:18 pm

  5. The story is really touching. But i came across a real example of tree planting man. Please see the video below. It is also very inspiring

    And thank you Swissmiss for inspiring and though provoking content on your website

    NB

    NB
    Oct 30th, 2013 / 1:32 am