Ermanno Olmi
Directing
Born: July 24, 1931 · Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Died: May 7, 2018 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978
Il Posto
1961
Rainbow: A Private Affair
2017
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
1988
Greenery Will Bloom Again
2014
The Fiancés
1963
The Profession of Arms
2001
Tokyo Olympiad
1965
Tickets
2005
The Wind Blows Round
2006
One Hundred Nails
2007
The Secret of the Old Woods
1993
Photos (2)
Movies (6)
Una storia milanese
Turchi
Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
Interviewer (uncredited)
Racconti di giovani amori
Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)
Vedete, sono uno di voi
(voice) (uncredited)
E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi
2016
Il ragazzo di Gigliola
Defense Attorney
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (67)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Director
Il Posto
Director
Birth of the Republic
Director
Tickets
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Director
The Scavengers
Director
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Director
The Fiancés
Director
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Director
The Profession of Arms
Director
Singing Behind Screens
Director
The Cardboard Village
Director
In the Summertime
Director
Greenery Will Bloom Again
Director
Long Live the Lady!
Director
Un Ballo in Maschera
Director
Un Ballo in Maschera
Stage Director
A Man Named John
Director
Manon: Finestra 2
Director
One Hundred Nails
Director
The Secret of the Old Woods
Director
Grigio
Director
Dialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger
Director
Time Stood Still
Director
The Circumstance
Director
Mother Earth
Director
Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
Director
Giochi di colonia
Director
Milano '83
Director
Racconti di giovani amori
Director
Il grande paese d’acciaio
Director
Riva Mechanical Constructions
Director
Un metro lungo cinque
Director
Vedete, sono uno di voi
Director
The Crush
Director
Lungo il fiume
Director
Walking, Walking
Director
Wine Cliffs
Director
Construction Site in Winter
Director
Michelino 1A B
Director
Il pianeta che ci ospita
Director
La mia valle
Director
L'onda
Director
Bomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo
Director
Buongiorno natura
Director
One Fine Day
Director
II° raduno sciistico sociale all'Alpe Devero
Director
Il racconto della Stura
Director
Nascita di una formazione partigiana
Director
The Award
Director
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Director
Le Grand Barrage
Director
La diga del ghiacciaio
Director
Il pensionato
Director
Three Lines to Milan
Director
Così è andata: Gente di montagna
Director
L'energia elettrica nell'agricoltura
Director
Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta
Director
Sabbioni - Una diga a quota 2500
Director
Nino il fioraio
Director
Il ragazzo di Gigliola
Director
"Qualcosa" di Niki
Director
Alcide De Gasperi
Director
La pattuglia del Passo S. Giacomo
Director
Franco e Antonio gli scienziati
Director
Un ballo in maschera
Stage Director
Writing (52)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Writer
Il Posto
Writer
Birth of the Republic
Writer
Tickets
Screenplay
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Writer
The Scavengers
Writer
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Writer
The Fiancés
Screenplay
The Profession of Arms
Writer
Singing Behind Screens
Writer
La valle di pietra
Writer
The Cardboard Village
Screenplay
In the Summertime
Screenplay
Greenery Will Bloom Again
Screenplay
Long Live the Lady!
Writer
A Man Named John
Screenplay
One Hundred Nails
Writer
The Secret of the Old Woods
Writer
Grigio
Writer
Dialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger
Writer
Time Stood Still
Writer
The Circumstance
Writer
Mother Earth
Idea
Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
Writer
Milano '83
Writer
Racconti di giovani amori
Screenplay
Vedete, sono uno di voi
Screenplay
Vedete, sono uno di voi
Story
The Crush
Writer
The Crush
Idea
The Crush
Story
The Crush
Screenplay
Lungo il fiume
Writer
Walking, Walking
Screenplay
Wine Cliffs
Writer
Michelino 1A B
Writer
Il pianeta che ci ospita
Writer
Bomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo
Writer
Buongiorno natura
Writer
One Fine Day
Screenplay
The Award
Writer
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Writer
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Idea
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Story
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Screenplay
Le Grand Barrage
Writer
Il pensionato
Screenplay
Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta
Writer
Nino il fioraio
Writer
Il ragazzo di Gigliola
Writer
"Qualcosa" di Niki
Writer
Franco e Antonio gli scienziati
Writer
Producing (4)
Other Crew (32)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Editor
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Director of Photography
Birth of the Republic
Editor
Birth of the Republic
Director of Photography
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Director of Photography
Tokyo Olympiad
Thanks
The Scavengers
Editor
The Scavengers
Director of Photography
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Editor
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Editor
In the Summertime
Director of Photography
In the Summertime
Editor
Long Live the Lady!
Editor
Long Live the Lady!
Director of Photography
The Wind Blows Round
Thanks
The Circumstance
Editor
Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
Editor
Giochi di colonia
Director of Photography
Milano '83
Editor
Milano '83
Director of Photography
Riva Mechanical Constructions
Director of Photography
In Calabria
Thanks
Walking, Walking
Production Design
Walking, Walking
Costume Design
Walking, Walking
Director of Photography
Walking, Walking
Editor
Walking, Walking
Set Decoration
Construction Site in Winter
Editor
La mia valle
Director of Photography
L'onda
Editor
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Script
Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta
Editor