由阿尔弗雷多·兰达,亚力杭德拉·格雷皮,费尔南多·巴尔维德领衔主演的活树林是一部综合评分6.0分的西班牙喜剧片。Malvís(AlfredoLanda)issickofworkinglikecrazyfornothing.He'dratherbecomeabandit,that'smuchbetter,he'sgonnabethefearfulFendetestas!He'llspreadpanicinthewoodsofhisregion.Butthere'salittleproblemtherearen'tmuchpeoplelivinginhisregion,everyoneknowseveryoneandeveryoneissopoor,soisgonnabedifficultthatsomeonetakesMalvísFendetestastooseriously.Thisisamagichistory,sofunny,andfullofsituationsthatwillmakeyoulaugh.It'salsofullofcharactersthatbelongtotheSpanishidiosyncrasythestrictpriest,theGuardiaCivil,theolddevoutwomen,thevillageidiot...there'sevenalostsoulwanderingaroundthewoods.ThegreatAlfredoLandaheadsacastthatgatheredtogetherthebesttwogenerationsofSpanishscenefromFernandoReytoEncarnaPaso,fromManuelAlexandretoMaríaIsbert...Acastlikethatwouldbejustunthinkablenowadays.ElBosqueAnimadowasthefirstmovieofJoséLuisCuerda'strilogyofruralcomedies(afterthisonehemadethesurrealAmaneceQueNoEsPoco,andAsíEnElCieloComoEnLaTierra.ThosearemoviessopersonalthatstresstheSpanishculture.TheyoungdirectorsshouldtakenoteoffilmslikeElBosqueAnimado,insteadoftryingtobethenewenfantterribleandimitatingUSworstcinema.