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1. Il posto (1961)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Bursting with big dreams and plans, an Italian teen goes to Milan to work in a big impersonal corporate office, where he becomes disillusioned and drained of all his individualism.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto, Corrado Aprile, Guido Chiti
Votes: 6,736 | Gross: $0.01M
2. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Not Rated | 186 min | Drama, History
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari
Votes: 6,890
3. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama
An alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to Saint Therese in the cathedral.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 2,164
4. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
5. The Profession of Arms (2001)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, War
The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De' Medici, a young brave captain in ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dimitar Rachkov, Fabio Giubbani
Votes: 1,908
6. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
120 min | Documentary, Drama
Seventy short films about cinema and its future.
Directors: Hala Abdallah, John Akomfrah, Wang Bing, Catherine Breillat, Júlio Bressane, Rama Burshtein, Antonio Capuano, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Isabel Coixet, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Claire Denis, Lav Diaz, Amit Dutta, Aleksey Fedorchenko, Frédéric Fonteyne, James Franco, Lluís Galter, Haile Gerima, Aleksey German Jr., Amos Gitai, Benoît Jacquot, Zhangke Jia, Kim Ki-duk, Abbas Kiarostami, Pablo Larraín, Tobias Lindholm, Guido Lombardi, Jazmín López, Samuel Maoz, Pietro Marcello, Brillante Mendoza, Celina Murga, Amir Naderi, Shirin Neshat, Nicolás Pereda, Franco Piavoli, Giuseppe Piccioni, João Pedro Rodrigues, Walter Salles, Paul Schrader, Ulrich Seidl, Luca Severi, Jean-Marie Straub, Tusi Tamasese, Tariq Teguia, Pablo Trapero, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Teresa Villaverde, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Andrew Wonder, Yonfan, Krzysztof Zanussi, Karim Aïnouz, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jan Cvitkovic, Atom Egoyan, Davide Ferrario, Monte Hellman, Semih Kaplanoglu, Marlen Khutsiev, Yorgos Lanthimos, Milcho Manchevski, Franco Maresco, Salvatore Mereu, Ermanno Olmi, Michele Placido, Edgar Reitz, Hong Sang-soo, Todd Solondz, Sion Sono, Kounosuke Tsukamoto, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Shekhar Kapur, Heeraz Marfatia | Stars: Jessica Alexander, Bernardo Bertolucci, Lola Créton, Haile Gerima
Votes: 395
7. Tickets (2005)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
During a train journey from Central Europe to Rome, characters connect through casual encounters and set forth a story of love, chance and sacrifice. One single journey sparks many changes for many people.
Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Carlo Delle Piane, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Silvana De Santis, Filippo Trojano
Votes: 2,857
8. The Fiances (1963)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama
Despite his fiancee's reluctance, a young man moves to Sicily for a better job, but soon starts questioning his decision.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Anna Canzi, Carlo Cabrini
Votes: 2,299
9. Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
Not Rated | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness... The first flickering rays of light begin to sculpt mysterious shapes out of the ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Paul Scofield, Annabi Abdelialil, Omero Antonutti, Sabir Aziz
Votes: 746
10. The Circumstance (1973)
90 min | Drama
Laura is a successful lawyer with fully grown children, who finds her life empty. Then a young motorcyclist has an accident in front of her. She takes him to the hospital, and he becomes the focus of her attention.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Ada Savelli, Gaetano Porro, Raffaella Bianchi, Mario Sireci
Votes: 184
11. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Antonio Ambu, Gary Anderson, Gerry Ashworth, Polina Astakhova
Votes: 2,198
12. Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)
84 min | Drama, Romance, War
An Italian partisan torn between the resistance movement and his obsession with a young woman during World War II.
Director: Paolo Taviani | Stars: Luca Marinelli, Lorenzo Richelmy, Valentina Bellè, Francesca Agostini
Votes: 990
13. The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
Unrated | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 1,464 | Gross: $0.28M
14. Singing Behind Screens (2003)
98 min | Drama, History, Music
A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Bud Spencer, Jun Ichikawa, Sally Ming Zeo Ni, Camillo Grassi
Votes: 570
15. 12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
90 min | Documentary
Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.
Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Mauro Bolognini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Mario Monicelli, Ermanno Olmi, Gillo Pontecorvo, Francesco Rosi, Mario Soldati, Lina Wertmüller, Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Tonino Accolla, Elio Bartolini, Amelia Martello, Giovanni Mauriello
Votes: 255
16. Time Stood Still (1959)
83 min | Drama
Two workers at an isolated Alpine dam grow closer when an avalanche traps them in their hut without power or contact.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Natale Rossi, Roberto Seveso, Paolo Quadrubbi
Votes: 481
17. Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014)
80 min | Drama, History, War
A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war during one night at the Italian Front.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Camillo Grassi, Niccolò Senni, Andrea Di Maria
Votes: 975
18. Around a Small Mountain (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
Biopic based on the life of author Raymond Roussel.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon, Jacques Bonnaffé
Votes: 771 | Gross: $0.03M
19. A Man Named John (1965)
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Rod Steiger, in the central role, ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Rod Steiger, Adolfo Celi, Giorgo Fortunato, Ottone Candiani
Votes: 98
20. Walking, Walking (1983)
171 min | Drama, History
The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him, the duty of truth to increase the stature of people, all together: these are the important ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Alberto Fumagalli, Antonio Cucciarrè, Eligio Martellucci, Renzo Samminiatesi
Votes: 159
21. Peter Brook: The Tightrope (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed with five hidden cameras, The Tightrope is a total immersion into the creative process behind legendary theater director Peter Brook's work -- powerful, intimate, and emotionally ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Brook | Stars: Peter Brook, Hayley Carmichael, Jos Houben, Micha Lescot
Votes: 62 | Gross: $0.02M
22. One Hundred Nails (2007)
92 min | Drama
An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Raz Degan, Luna Bendandi, Andrea Lanfredi, Amina Syed
Votes: 778
23. One Fine Day (1968)
105 min | Drama
A middle-aged, middle-class man named Bruno gets his boss' job . The film examines his sensitivity toward his old boss, who he doesn't want to hurt, toward his employees, and toward his wife and mistress.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Brunetto Del Vita, Lidia Fuortes, Vitaliano Damioli, Giovanna Ceresa
Votes: 172
24. The Secret of the Old Woods (1993)
134 min | Family, Fantasy
It tells the story of a general who is about to cut down an old forest for the sake of financial gain, but discovers that the forest is inhabited by invisible spirits.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Paolo Villaggio, Giulio Brogi, Riccardo Zannantonio, Lino Pais Marden
Votes: 407
25. The Cardboard Village (2011)
87 min | Drama
When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a soon-to-be-closed church, an elderly priest must choose between his calling and his orders.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Michael Lonsdale, Rutger Hauer, Massimo De Francovich, Alessandro Haber
Votes: 306
26. L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010)
104 min | Documentary
A documentary about the producer and Titanus president Goffredo Lombardo.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Renzo Arbore, Dario Argento, Pippo Baudo, Alberto Bevilacqua
Votes: 97
27. Una storia milanese (1962)
94 min | Drama
Milan, 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Eriprando Visconti | Stars: Danièle Gaubert, Enrique Thibaut, Romolo Valli, Lucilla Morlacchi
Votes: 31
28. Long Live the Lady! (1987)
115 min | Drama
In this parable centering on a chateau dinner given by a grand old lady, a group of bankers, scientists and industrialists eat badly and misbehave monstrously.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Marco Esposito, Simona Brandalise, Stafania Busarello, Simone Dalla Rosa
Votes: 241
29. Capitali culturali d'Europa (1983– )
55 min | Documentary
The sights and sounds of the Capitals of Europe.
Stars: Kostas Meleounis, Giorgos Alexiou, Petros Fyssoun, Kostas Arzoglou
Votes: 18
30. La cotta (1967 TV Movie)
49 min | Romance
Olmi's 1967 short about a young boy's first love.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Giovanna Claudia Mongino, Luciano Piergiovanni
Votes: 247
31. Vedete, sono uno di voi (2017)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
The 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... See full summary »
Directors: Ermanno Olmi, Giacomo Gatti | Stars: Carlo Maria Martini, Ermanno Olmi
Votes: 32
32. Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis (2007)
40 min | Short, Biography
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Star: Janis Kounellis
Votes: 8
33. La valle di pietra (1992)
102 min | Drama
Director: Maurizio Zaccaro | Stars: Charles Dance, Aleksander Bardini, Fabio Bussotti, Klara Neroldova
Votes: 36
34. In the Summertime (1971)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A young man shares his fantasies with a young girl who is already on the threshold of disillusion. Will she respond to him?
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Renato Paracchi, Rosanna Callegari, Mario Barillà, Gabriele Fontanesi
Votes: 68
35. Imago urbis (1987)
Documentary
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Damiano Damiani, Carlo Lizzani, Luigi Magni, Ermanno Olmi, Folco Quilici, Ettore Scola, Florestano Vancini, Lina Wertmüller | Stars: Pino Colizzi, Riccardo Cucciolla, Luca Ward
Votes: 22
36. Terra madre (2009)
78 min | Documentary
A documentary about the slow food movement.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Ampello Bucci, Stefano Gatti, Maurizio Gelati, Nicholas Paganessi
Votes: 104
37. I recuperanti (1969 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama
The story of Gianni, returned from the front in his home village, who digs weapons and shells in the mountains and resells them to survive.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Antonio Lunardi, Andreino Carli, Alessandra Micheletto, Pietro Tolin
Votes: 147
38. Metropolis (II) (1995– )
55 min | Documentary
Metropolis explores the arts and culture scene in Europe.
Stars: Philippe Sollers, Rebecca Manzoni, Nanni Moretti, Michel Houellebecq
Votes: 53
39. Rupi del vino (2009)
54 min | Documentary
"There are five reasons for drinking: a friend's arrival, the excellence of the wine, present and future thirst, and whatever else you care to add". Ermanno Olmi has returned to documentary... See full summary »
Directors: Ermanno Olmi, Giacomo Gatti | Stars: Daniele Romeri, Simone Murada, Alessandra Murada, Giulia Murada
Votes: 23
40. Our Host Planet (2015)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Ermanno Olmi, Giacomo Gatti
Votes: 7
41. Lungo il fiume (1992)
81 min | Documentary
The Po River is shown as dominating the world it creates on its banks - an ecological journey reflecting on man, nature, the supernatural, and the changing seasons with quotes from Konrad Lorenz and the Gospel of St. John.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Star: Francesco Carnelutti
Votes: 32
42. Ritratti d'autore (1996– )
90 min | Documentary
The best among the new generation of Italian directors of the '90s meet their mentors. A confrontation between fathers and sons and a profound reflection on cinema and society.
Stars: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Joe D'Amato, Marco Bellocchio
Votes: 16
43. Il premio (2009)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Stefania Berselli, Maral Kinran, Matteo Bessone, Marco Costantini
Votes: 37
44. Un ballo in maschera (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Music
Filmed live at the Leipzig Opera in November 2005, this recording of Verdi's famous Un Ballo in Maschera, brings a lively musical evening. Riccardo Chailly, who made a critically acclaimed ... See full summary »
Directors: Don Kent, Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Chiara Taigi, Eun Yee You, Franco Vassallo, Massimiliano Pisapia
Votes: 20
45. Ciné regards (1978–1982)
30 min | Documentary
Ciné Regards, broadcast on FR3 between 1978 and 1982, is a film news magazine produced by Anne Andreu, made up of successive sections: selection of films showing, survey, interview with ... See full summary »
Stars: Anne Andreu, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Ciment, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 22
46. The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves (2013)
75 min | Documentary
This short film tells the story of the most important cinema trend that Italy has ever produced - Neo Realism. Born after the Second World War, this veritable cultural revolution rapidly ... See full summary »
Director: Gianni Bozzacchi | Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, Umberto Eco, Paolo Galluzzi, Gabriel García Márquez
Votes: 22
47. Apocalypsis cum figuris (1979 TV Movie)
64 min | Documentary
The show of Laboratory Theatre directed by Jerzy Grotowski was not only the final one, but also considered the artist's most radical theatrical work.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Antoni Jaholkowski, Zygmunt Molik, Zbigniew Cynkutis, Maja Komorowska
48. Qualcosa di don Orione (1990 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Director: Marcello Siena | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Renato De Carmine, Massimo Foschi
49. Così è andata: Gente di montagna (1987 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary
Directors: Toni de Gregorio, Ermanno Olmi, Maurizio Ricci
50. Mysteries of Life (2003 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short
This interview with Ermanno Olmi and Tullio Kezich is about the making of Olmi's film I FIDANZATI.
Stars: Ermanno Olmi, Tullio Kezich