Ermanno Olmi Movies

A young man shares his fantasies with a young girl who is already on the threshold of disillusion. Will she respond to him?

Two middle-aged men work as caretakers on an isolated dam construction site high in the snow-capped Italian Alps. When one of them leaves for the...

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...

The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled...

In the 18th Century, in Bohemia, a government surveyor meet a priest during a lunch and remained intrigued by him. Years later, in a stony valley,...

The construction near Syracuse of factories for the manufacture of chemical products for agriculture and other applications.

In the vast industrial spaces of the Pomodoro Foundation, Jannis Kounellis is preparing the installation for his "One-Act Play." A humble art, made...

Three years of filming across Italy, from Mont Blanc to the island of Lampedusa, have resulted in this short film. The aim of this universal event...

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

Snow arrives in Val Chiese and work on the dam stops. Winter caretakers appear on the scene to replace the workers.

The story of the Stura River, bent by human ingenuity. The disorderly course of the river and the dam, resembling a 200-meter-long concave hand, are...

An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building.

The documentary was made on the occasion of the Seventh International Congress on Large Dams held in Rome in 1961.

An unusual and evocative journey through the city of Milan at the beginning of the 80's, among fashion, art and everyday life.

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...

Documentary about sustainable agriculture and food.

The laboratory tests and complex work involved in constructing the dam in the Lei Valley are described in detail to give an idea of the complexity of...

A conversation between a salesman of calendars and his costumer, who makes him several questions before considering buying one of his offers.