The Enchanted Grove

– Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Original Name:
Dumbrava minunată
The Enchanted Grove (1981) - Also known as Dumbrava minunată

Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies and she is left to live with her grandparents on their farm. Before long, Lizuca's father comes to take her away to live with him and his new bride, a vile woman who considers children the bane of all existence. Lizuca and the dachshund escape the wicked stepmother and spend the night in a hollow tree, a tree that changes into an enchanted land where Lizuca (like Alice through the Looking Glass) discovers a world of characters in the form of bees, frogs, the four seasons, Snow White, her dwarves, and other fairy tale creatures. This magic place is threatened by the evil stepmother's plan to sell the grove that protects the secret land to developers -- a decision that puts the woman on trial before this perfidy can be realized.

Styles:
Producing Country:
Release Date:

16 Oct 1981

Language:

Romanian

Director:

Gheorghe Naghi

Writer:

Draga Olteanu Matei, Mihail Sadoveanu (novel)

Main Actors:

Diana Musca, Ernest Maftei, Elena Dragoi, Florina Cercel

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10