The Ancient Woods

"Close to faraway"

Jun 4 2021 N/A 1h 25m
Documentary

A poetic and atypical nature film about the various inhabitants of an old-growth forest, on the ground, in the air and in the water. There's no commentary, only the rich, almost palpable sounds of the forest and the magical situations captured by the camera. Although we might sometimes be puzzled as to what's actually happening a mating ritual or the start of a fight? the lack of explanation leaves space for us to associate freely and simply experience the images. The film offers a close-up view of a wide range of creatures such as the insect that appears out of the melting snow, gradually begins to move and impatiently waits until all its legs are free so it can fly away. The scale of the portraits is sometimes grand and at other times modest, but always filmed with precision, whether in daylight or at night. Time doesn't seem to matter in this extraordinary piece of slow cinema.

Plot

Filmed in one of the last remaining patches of old growth forest in Lithuania, The Ancient Woods is a place where the boundaries of time melt and everything that exists does not wither or age but "grows into" eternity. A poetic and atypical nature film takes its viewers on the endless journey - from the forest thickets to the wolves' caves and up to black stork's nest, and then deep into the water to the underwater forest, returning after to the human beings inhabiting the edge of the woodland. There's no commentary, only the rich, almost palpable sounds of the forest and the magical situations captured by the camera.

Written by

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Directed by

Mindaugas Survila

Cast

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Crew

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Production Countries

Estonia, Germany, Lithuania

Production Companies

VsI Sengire, Magic Motion Filmproduktions GmbH, OÜ Vesilind

Languages

No Language

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
The Ancient Woods - Trailer
SENGIRE Treileris (2017)
Scores
# of Votes
660
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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