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1. 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
2. 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: 6,732 | Gross: $0.01M
3. 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: 6,889
4. 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
5. 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
6. La valle di pietra (1992)
102 min | Drama
Director: Maurizio Zaccaro | Stars: Charles Dance, Aleksander Bardini, Fabio Bussotti, Klara Neroldova
Votes: 36
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10.
Capitali culturali d'Europa (1983– )
Episode:
Milano '83
(1983)
65 min | Documentary
Captures the sights and sounds of Milan, Italy, with a hand held camera.
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Votes: 35
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. Jérusalem (2000 TV Movie)
166 min | Drama, Music
Follow the romantic story of Knights, princess's, Kings, and queens, as they fight to stay with each other. Watch the battles take place while there lives on the line,see if they can come ... See full summary »
Director: Paola Longobardo | Stars: Carlo Colombara, Verónica Villarroel, Ivan Momirov, Federica Bragaglia
Votes: 15
19. Michelino 1A B (1956)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Sandro Beretta, Stefano Paroletti, Giovanni Pandocchi
Votes: 25
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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: 1,907
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. Dialogo di un venditore di almanacchi e di un passeggiere (1957)
10 min | Short
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Paolo Pampurini, Enzo Tarascio
Votes: 70
28. La pattuglia del Passo S. Giacomo (1954)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Votes: 32
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
35. 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
36. Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis (2007)
40 min | Short, Biography
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Star: Janis Kounellis
Votes: 8
37. Our Host Planet (2015)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Ermanno Olmi, Giacomo Gatti
Votes: 7
38. Il pensionato (1958)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Piero Faconti, Mary Valente
Votes: 54
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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
43. Manon: Finestra 2 (1956)
13 min | Short
The images show the hard work of the miners and their daily life against the backdrop of the splendid mountain landscapes of the Val di Fumo (Italy). The excavations for the construction of... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Star: Arnoldo Foà
Votes: 34
44. 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
45. 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
46. La diga del ghiacciaio (1955)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Star: Silvano Rizza
Votes: 34
47. Reflecting Reality (2003 Video)
19 min | Documentary
Stars: Ermanno Olmi, Tullio Kezich
Votes: 13
49. 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
50. Un foglio bianco - Appunti su 'Il villaggio di cartone' (2011)
91 min | Documentary
Director: Maurizio Zaccaro | Stars: Massimo De Francovich, Alessandro Haber, Rutger Hauer, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 13