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In times of war, a poor woodcutter and his wife live in a large forest. One day, a woman finds and saves a little girl, which will turn the lives of the couple and those whose path the little girl will cross upside down. This is the story of Michel Hazanavicius. the first animated film. The Second World War is one of the darkest periods of humanity. A time when humanity was just beginning to embrace the gray war, when the world witnessed the extent of human cruelty. The promised time was one of rebirth, redemption and peace. The hand of faith has just struck Europe in its usual macabre way, with the enormous debt of the Great War and the lost generation weighing on it. The world has stopped, not because of Schick, or at least not only because of that, but because of what lies beneath. The greatest global tragedy to date is facing an even darker future. Germany was in ruins, having lost the war, the faith of its people and the power of its empire. It swore revenge for the humiliation. A few years after this extremely dark period, there was a humble old couple of German carpenters. The man goes to cut down big trees, and the woman collects small branches. They both spend a hard day of work to reach a small house in the middle of the forest where a relief soup and a tired old dog await them. Having never had children, the woman begs for everything in existence, neglecting God or never bringing him to heel. She prays to the sky, the tree and even the train gods for a train. And one day, the train gods answered her prayers. In this empty corner of the forest, the train was making its way through the white winter snow, slowly but unconsciously reaching its desired destination. And one day, the baby is thrown from the train and the old woman comes to pick him up. A heartless thing for some, but not for her. What follows is a beautifully crafted tragedy, a story about humanity: the force of love within it that builds and sacrifices itself and its inherently evil side that retaliates and strikes back. Michel Hazanavicius’ animated film offers a highly comic style that places you in the heart of an enchanted forest, with its singular cast of characters and dark World War II setting, it is one of the best of the year. idiots. A fitting farewell to the illustrious career of Jean Louis Trintignant.