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