''Greenery Will Bloom Again'' () is a 2014 Italian

anti-war film An anti-war film is a sub-genre of war film that is opposed to warfare in its theming or messaging. Characteristics Anti-war films typically argue that war is futile, unjust, a loss for all involved, only serves to benefit few in society (us ...

written and directed by

Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing '' Il Posto'' ( ...

. Set in the trenches of the

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, during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, it is loosely based on the short story ''La paura'' (1921), by Federico De Roberto. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the

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. The film received eight nominations at the 2015

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, including best film and best director. This is the last film to have been written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, before his death in 2018.

Cast

* Claudio Santamaria as The Major *

Alessandro Sperduti Alessandro Sperduti (born 8 July 1987) is an Italian actor who has appeared in multiple television and film productions since the age of 11. In 2016, he was noted for his performance as Piero de' Medici in the Rai (), commercially styled ...

as The Lieutenant * Francesco Formichetti as The Captain * Andrea Di Maria as The Mule's Driver * Camillo Grassi as The Orderly * Niccolò Senni as The Forgotten * Domenico Benetti as The Sergeant * Andrea Benetti as The Corporal * Francesco Nardelli as Soldier Toni * Niccolò Tredese as the delirious soldier

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* 2014 films 2010s war films Films directed by Ermanno Olmi Italian war films World War I films set on the Italian Front Anti-war films about World War I Films set in Italy 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films Italian-language war films {{WWI-film-stub

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