Stories from the Chestnut Woods

Stories from the Chestnut Woods (Slovene: Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov) is a 2019 Slovenian drama, Gregor Božič's feature debut.^[1] It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2019 and was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[2][3]

Stories from the Chestnut Woods
Film poster
Directed by	Gregor Božič
Screenplay by	Gregor Božič, Marina Gumzi
Produced by	Marina Gumzi
Starring	Massimo De Francovich
Cinematography	Ferran Paredes Rubio
Music by	Hekla Magnúsdóttir
Release date	8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Slovenia
Languages	Slovenian Italian

Plot

Shortly after World War II, in a forest between Italy and Yugoslavia, a carpenter and a chestnut seller share stories.^[4]

Critical response and accolades

Stories from the Chestnut Woods won the Vesna Award for best film at the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož,^[5] the Best Film Award at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.^[6] It was the closing film of the 5th Euro-Balkan Film Festival.^[7]

Cast

• Massimo De Francovich as Mario
• Ivana Roščić as Marta
• Tomi Janežič as dr. Toni
• Giusi Merli as Dora

See also

• List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Slovenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. "Stories From The Chestnut Woods". TIFF. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "Slovenski kandidat za mednarodnega oskarja so Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "Slovenia Nominates "Stories from the Chestnut Woods" for Oscars, Whole Film Currently Online". Total Slovenia News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. "Stories from the Chestnut Woods". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. Vinter, Damijan (23 September 2019). "FESTIVALS: Stories from the Chestnut Woods Wins Big at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož". Film New Europe. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. "Stories from the Chestnut Woods". Film Italia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Balkan Film Festival 2021" (PDF). Cinematografo.it. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

• Stories from the Chestnut Woods at IMDb