with a beautiful and powerful story, narrated by the tranquil voice of Christopher Plummer.

A tale as simple as the title suggests, The Man Who Planted Trees tells the story of Elzéard Bouffier, a humble French shepherd who coaxes forth an oasis of biodiversity from an inhospitable desert.

The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley. 8/10 – "Trees" was responsible for a number of young, budding animators joining the profession in the early 90s. The Man Who Planted Trees is the tale of Elzeard Bouffier, a man who, after his son and wife die, spends his life reforesting miles of barren land in southern France. By the film's end one man has planted the world anew.

Directed by Frédéric Back.

The man has planted 100,000 oak trees, but expects fewer than 10,000 to actually grow in this harsh climate. It tells the fascinating story of a man named Elzeard Bouffier, who turned a barren and deserted mountain ridge into a divine forest … This is the modern-day, non-fiction account of David Milarch, who survived a near-death experience, then proceeded to advocate for the trees over the next 20+ years.

But the film itself insists upon something else. Man has always had the potential to be the Creator, few simply dare to claim this responsibility. He returns to the land Bouffiet has tended, and finds trees starting to grow. Full Title = The Man Who Planted Trees, A Story of Lost Groves, The Science of Trees, and a Plan to Save the Planet, by Jim Robbins.This is NOT the allegorical tale of the same name by the French author, Jean Giono. As Bouffiet continues planting trees, the young man fights in the first World War. Worth one viewing.

With Philippe Noiret, Christopher Plummer. Bouffier's planting of thousands and thousands of trees results in many wondrous things occurring, including water again flowing in brooks that had been dry for many years. It reads like a fable, in which we follow the unknown narrator - an everyman - through a particularly dry and desolate area of France, “that ancient region where the Alps thrust down into Provence”.He wanders for day after day, sometimes becoming dangerously short of water.

The Man Who Planted Trees is a masterpiece. The Man Who Planted Trees is a magical allegorical tale by the French writer Jean Giorno.