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Entertainment Review: 'Wandering Trees'

Updated 2026-08-12 11:25 UTC 1 source Negative

'Wandering Trees' is a film directed by Salvatore Mereu that attempts to create a new fairy tale but fails to fully capture the magic of its concept. The review questions why certain plot elements are accepted in traditional stories.

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‘Wandering Trees’ Review: Iconoclastic Director Salvatore Mereu Tries a Newly Minted Fairyale, but Only Fitfully Finds Magic

In fairy tales, we never question why the beautiful princess is marrying a horrible prince: Part of the pact readers make with such stories is that we accept these situations at face value. In real life though, when presented with a woman joining herself to a nasty piece of work, we need to know why

2026-08-12 11:17 UTC