Once Upon a Forest
2013 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 681 VOTES · DIR. Luc Jacquet
Overview
With Once Upon a Forest, Luc Jacquet invites the spectator into a never-before-seen world of natural wonder and staggering beauty. “For the first time, we will be able to watch a rain forest growing before our eyes…Only cinema can offer this unique voyage into a completely untamed universe, a world of perfect balance in which each living thing – from the smallest to the largest – plays an essential role. The film will deliver a complete sensory immersion in the primaeval splendor of one of nature’s richest mysteries, inviting the audience to enter, discover and marvel at a universe of untold treasures while joining its voice to the ever-growing awareness of the need to preserve our world.”
Dialogue Timeline — 430 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:13 My name is Francis Hall?.
00:03:36 the story of the trees of the great tropical forests.
00:07:45 sometimes so close that they end up blending.
00:12:42 Light invites them to begin the story anew.
00:14:41 And when its damaged leaves cannot capture the light
00:17:35 The brevity of their existence is inscribed in their genes.
00:19:48 the big trunks that lift the treetops to the sky...
00:23:09 and a rich and varied plant life
00:24:57 That mystery is beyond me.
00:26:37 started devastating passion vines.
00:28:37 The yearS P955-
00:31:07 The first seconds
00:33:22 they gather the honeydew produced by stinging insects
00:37:20 The trees
00:39:54 The technique is perfect.
00:44:31 The strangler fig seed arrives via the air.
00:46:16 So many creatures live in the undergrowth now
00:49:35 disease and parasites that accumulate overtime.
00:51:55 The future tree is carried off in a huge stomach
00:54:04 they can spread to every continent.
00:56:56 to refresh themselves at will.
01:02:05 for over a thousand years.
01:06:43 The death of great trees
01:08:35 I've worked a lot, I've learned a lot