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The Enchanted Forest (1987 film)
1987 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 homonymous 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.
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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.
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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
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Release
The film was theatrically released on 2 October 1987.[2]
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