Ermanno Olmi Movies

A documentary showing workmen erecting one of the pylons and stringing up three cables which will eventually reach to Milan.

Vittorio De Seta's documentary about the Calabria, revisiting the territory he documented in I Dimenticati in 1959.

The guardian of the great dam reflects on the history and beauty of the valley, which was revitalized by the Edison power plant, and expresses his...

Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have...

Nino gives flowers to girls passing by.

Documentary produced by the Propaganda Office of “Costruzione Meccaniche Riva S.p.a.” in collaboration with the Cinema Section of...

Visual illustration of D'Annunzio's poem of the same name read by Giorgio Albertazzi.

Boys struggle to talk to girls in this lovely Olmi short film for TV.

The activities of the Edison colonies in Cesenatico, Marina di Massa, and Suna. A few animated sequences and the narration of a child describing the...

A journey through valleys, living rocks and the culture of the Valtellina hillsides.

Two young women and a young man confront a tech mogul on a train about their new invention.

Niki tells us about herself and recounts the story of her first kiss.

Alpe Devero, December 1953: employees of the Edisonvolta electricity company gather to take part in skiing competitions held in the picturesque...

In 1973, director Ermanno Olmi and journalist Corrado Stajano collaborated on this exceptional docu-fiction about the early months of the Resistance,...

The story of Michelino, who enrolls in Edisonvolta's electrical engineering school and thus opens himself up to the future.

Story of a retired old man who is learning what to do with himself.

Made to celebrate the centenary of the Galleria, the film traces its history from Giuseppe Mengoni's design, with its architectural and lighting...

Edison documentary on the application of electricity in agriculture.