Malvís(AlfredoLanda)issickofworkinglikecrazyfornothing.He'dratherbecomeabandit,that'smuchbetter,he'sgonnabethefearfulFendetestas!He'llspreadpanicinthewoodsofhisregion.Butthere'salittleproblem:therearen'tmuchpeoplelivinginhisregion,everyoneknowseveryoneandeveryoneissopoor,soisgonnabedifficultthatsomeonetakesMalvís/Fendetestastooseriouslyaaa　　Thisisamagichistory,sofunny,andfullofsituationsthatwillmakeyoulaugh.It'salsofullofcharactersthatbelongtotheSpanishidiosyncrasy:thestrictpriest,theGuardiaCivil,theolddevoutwomen,thevillageidiot...there'sevenalostsoulwanderingaroundthewoods.　　ThegreatAlfredoLandaheadsacastthatgatheredtogetherthebesttwogenerationsofSpanishscene:fromFernandoReytoEncarnaPaso,fromManuelAlexandretoMaríaIsbert...Acastlikethatwouldbejustunthinkablenowadays."ElBosqueAnimado"wasthefirstmovieofJoséLuisCuerda'strilogyofruralcomedies(afterthisonehemadethesurreal"AmaneceQueNoEsPoco",and"AsíEnElCieloComoEnLaTierra".ThosearemoviessopersonalthatstresstheSpanishculture.Theyoungdirectorsshouldtakenoteoffilmslike"ElBosqueAnimado",insteadoftryingtobethenew"enfantterrible"andimitatingUSworstcinema.

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