Stories From The Chestnut Woods

Directed by Gregor Bozic

Once upon a time, somewhere in a far-off land, lived an elderly husband and wife. The old woman fell sick and died, and the old man, a stingy carpenter, found himself alone. Pondering the life he had lived, he met a young woman, a chestnut seller who desperately wanted to leave home and find a better life overseas. Surrounded by nothing but the rudimentary nature these lonely souls share fond memories as well as contemplation of their futures. Should they remain haunted by a life that was, or does another path call, joining countless others on the rickety cart to a life unknown?

 
 
  • Massimo De Francovich, Ivana Roščić, Giusi Merli, Tomi Janežič, Anita Kravos, Nataša Keser, Janja Majzelj, Matija Solce, Marko Brecelj

  • Slovene, Italian / 2019 / 81’

    Zgodbe Iz Kostanjevih Gozdov

  • FICTION - Drama

  • Director Gregor Božič Screenplay Gregor Božič & Marina Gumzi Cinematography Ferran Paredes Rubio Editing Gregor Božič, Benjamin Mirguet, Giuseppe Leonetti Production Designer Giovanna Cirianni Sound Jan Vysocky, Julij Zornik Original Score Hekla Magnúsdóttir Costume Designers Katharina Jockwer & Mateja Fajt Make-up Designer Barbara Morosetti Producer Marina Gumzi Co-Producer Igor Prinčič Production Companies NOSOROGI (Slovenia), Transmedia Production (Italy)

  • DCP | Colour | 5.1

    35mm, S16mm

  • Toronto International Film Festival 2019 (Discovery)

  • "Gregor Bozic's first feature is an exquisite visual poem on bereavement, which his characters must process in isola;on from the rest of the world, in a forest between Italy and Yugoslavia. Stories from the Chestnut Woods is a melancholic fairy tale." CINEUROPA

 
Stories From the Chestnut Woods