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Legend of the Forest is a film of genre Adventure directed by Osamu Tezuka
Legend of the Forest (1987)
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Add to a movie listDirected by Osamu Tezuka
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Films about classical music and musicians, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating71%
La Légende de la forêt (森の伝説, Mori no densetsu) est un film d'animation japonais réalisé en 1987 par Osamu Tezuka et son studio, Tezuka Productions.
Initialement prévu en quatre mouvements, le film est présenté de manière incomplète en 1988, à l'occasion de la remise du prix Asahi, sous la forme d'une première partie regroupant le premier et le quatrième mouvement. Les deux segments centraux restent inachevés à la mort de Tezuka, en 1989. Makoto Tezuka, fils du réalisateur dirigeant en partie Tezuka Productions, réalise le second mouvement en 2014 sous le titre The Legend of the Forest - Part 2.
Le premier mouvement de l'anime expose la lutte entre un écureuil volant et un bûcheron chasseur. Le second, réalisé par Makoto Tezuka, met en scène l'histoire d'amour de deux libellules en suivant le cours d'une rivière traversant la forêt. Le troisième mouvement, non réalisé, devait présenter la chute de gouttes de pluie. Le quatrième et dernier mouvement met en scène les esprits de la forêt qui tentent de sauver leur environnement des ravages causés par des forestiers.
Le film est entièrement muet et chaque segment est conçu de manière à être synchronisé avec la musique des différents mouvements de la Symphonie n 4 de Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski. Inspiré de l'univers de Walt Disney, il constitue également un hommage à l'histoire du cinéma d'animation, tout en s'érigeant en pamphlet artistique doublé d'une prise de position écologiste.
Synopsis
Le film s'ouvre sur le survol d'une grande forêt. Des oiseaux s'enfuient, effrayés par un bûcheron qui coupe un arbre à la tronçonneuse. Un écureuil volant se rue dans l'une des cavités creusées dans le tronc, qui se trouve être le nid où vient de mettre bas sa compagne. Le père transporte ses enfants un par un sur un autre arbre, mais l'un d'eux lui échappe et disparaît en contrebas. N'ayant pas le temps de se laisser aller à son désespoir, il continue de mettre sa progéniture en sûreté.Comments
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