Ermanno Olmi
Director · 1931 – 2018 · Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931 in Bergamo, Lombardy) was a renowned Italian film director. Olmi's films have been described as "humanistic and reflective, portraying everyday people in particular landscapes and locations, while at the same time being charged with social comment and poetic flashes." His films fit into the artistic mold of Italian neorealism, though Olmi argued, in an interview found on the Criterion Edition DVD of his 1961 film, Il Posto, that this was the artistic tradition he was responding against because he used non-actors in authentic locations whereas neorealism, he claimed, used professional actors. However, many neorealist directors also used non-professional actors for secondary and sometimes even primary roles. His films, like most of those considered to be products of the neorealist movement, are shot in long, slow takes, and generally contain some sort of social commentary.
Movies10
Movie5.0DocumentaryL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010 · 3 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceMilan, one winter in the early sixties. Valeria, a free young woman who usually goes from one man to another, falls in love with Giampiero. This time, this is a serious relationship to the point that she contemplates marriage. All the more since she gets pregnant.
Una storia milanese
1962 · 5 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryLe 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
2019 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaMusicLive performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.
Un Ballo in Maschera
2005 · 1 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryThe film is the personal story of a protagonist of our times and traces Carlo Martini's actions and thoughts, as he has remained faithful to its vocation and ideals. Through dramatic events (terrorism, Tangentopoli, labor crisis, conflict, loneliness) Carlo Martini interpreted losses and concerns of the people, who saw a free man and a non dogmatic prince of the Gospel Church. Thanks to the authenticity of his testimony he has been a reference point for believers and non-believers, a prophet of hope, a forerunner of Pope Francis.
Vedete, sono uno di voi
2017 · 5 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryAfter a big flood some Calabrian children are sent to Milan.
MovieDocumentaryA dialogue between director Ermanno Olmi and film critic Federico Pontiggia about Olmi's cinema and poetry.
Movie7.0RomanceDramaA three-part TV film focusing on the emotional dynamics within young couples.
Racconti di giovani amori
1967 · 2 votes
- MovieDocumentary
Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".
MovieTV MovieRomanceGigliola discovers, during the trial of her boyfriend accused of theft, that she loves him more as a criminal.
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TV5.0DocumentaryCiné regards
1978 · 1 votes