Ermanno Olmi

ActorProducerDirectorWriterCrew Jul 24 (died age 86) Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy 1953–2019 (66 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Director

Film

Il Posto

Director

Film

The Fiancés

Director

Film

Rainbow: A Private Affair

Producer

Film

Tokyo Olympiad

Thanks

Film

Greenery Will Bloom Again

Director

Film

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Director

Film

The Profession of Arms

Director

Filmography

Acting (12)

Movies (12)

Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer

2019

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

10.0

Vedete, sono uno di voi

2017

as (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi

2016

Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare

2013

as Self

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010

as Self

6.5

Un Ballo in Maschera

2005

as Self - Stage Director

Effetto Olmi

1982

as Himself

7.0

Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

1981

as Interviewee

Racconti di giovani amori

1967

as Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)

7.0

Il ragazzo di Gigliola

1967

as Defense Attorney

Una storia milanese

1962

as Turchi

6.1

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore

1953

as Interviewer (uncredited)

6.5

Crew (154)

Movies (150)

Rainbow: A Private Affair

2017

Producer

6.2

Vedete, sono uno di voi

2017

Director

6.8

Vedete, sono uno di voi

2017

Screenplay

6.8

Vedete, sono uno di voi

2017

Story

6.8

Il pianeta che ci ospita

2015

Director

Il pianeta che ci ospita

2015

Writer

Greenery Will Bloom Again

2014

Director

6.7

Greenery Will Bloom Again

2014

Screenplay

6.7

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

4.9

The Cardboard Village

2011

Director

5.7

The Cardboard Village

2011

Screenplay

5.7

Around a Small Mountain

Producer

Mother Earth

Director

Mother Earth

Idea

Wine Cliffs

Director

Wine Cliffs

2009

Writer

The Award

Director

The Award

Writer

The Duchess of Langeais

Producer

One Hundred Nails

Director

One Hundred Nails

Writer

Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis

2007

Director

7.5

Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis

Writer

The Wind Blows Round

Thanks

Un Ballo in Maschera

Director

Un Ballo in Maschera

2005

Stage Director

Tickets

Director

Tickets

Screenplay

Singing Behind Screens

2003

Director

5.6

Singing Behind Screens

2003

Writer

5.6

The Profession of Arms

2001

Director

6.7

The Profession of Arms

2001

Writer

6.7

Il Denaro non esiste

1999

Director

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

1994

Director

6.1

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

1994

Director of Photography

6.1

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood

1994

Writer

6.1

The Secret of the Old Woods

1993

Director

7.2

The Secret of the Old Woods

Writer

In Calabria

Thanks

La valle di pietra

Writer

Lungo il fiume

Director

Lungo il fiume

Writer

12 Directors for 12 Cities

1989

Director

5.0

12 Directors for 12 Cities

1989

Editor

5.0

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988

Director

6.5

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988

Editor

6.5

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Writer

Long Live the Lady!

Director

Long Live the Lady!

Director of Photography

Long Live the Lady!

Editor

Long Live the Lady!

Writer

Così è andata: Gente di montagna

1987

Director

Milano '83

1983

Director

7.2

Milano '83

1983

Director of Photography

Milano '83

Editor

Milano '83

Writer

Walking, Walking

Costume Design

Walking, Walking

Director

Walking, Walking

Director of Photography

Walking, Walking

Editor

Walking, Walking

Production Design

Walking, Walking

Screenplay

Walking, Walking

Set Decoration

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978

Director

7.6

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978

Director of Photography

7.6

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978

Editor

7.6

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Writer

The Circumstance

Director

The Circumstance

Editor

The Circumstance

Producer

The Circumstance

Writer

Alcide De Gasperi

Director

Nascita di una formazione partigiana

1973

Director

The Scavengers

1972

Director

7.6

The Scavengers

1972

Director of Photography

The Scavengers

Editor

The Scavengers

Writer

In the Summertime

Director

In the Summertime

Director of Photography

In the Summertime

Editor

In the Summertime

Screenplay

One Fine Day

Director

One Fine Day

Screenplay

"Qualcosa" di Niki

Director

"Qualcosa" di Niki

Writer

Racconti di giovani amori

1967

Director

7.0

Racconti di giovani amori

1967

Screenplay

7.0

Ritorno al paese

1967

Director

Franco e Antonio gli scienziati

1967

Director

Franco e Antonio gli scienziati

1967

Writer

The Crush

Director

The Crush

Idea

The Crush

Screenplay

The Crush

Story

The Crush

Writer

Il ragazzo di Gigliola

1967

Director

Il ragazzo di Gigliola

1967

Writer

Nino il fioraio

1967

Director

Nino il fioraio

1967

Writer

La Galleria, cuore e memoria di Milano

1967

Director

Bomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo

1967

Director

Bomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo

1967

Writer

A Man Named John

Director

A Man Named John

Screenplay

Tokyo Olympiad

Thanks

Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta

1964

Director

Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta

1964

Editor

Dopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta

1964

Writer

700 anni fa

Director

The Fiancés

Director

The Fiancés

Screenplay

Le Grand Barrage

Director

Le Grand Barrage

Writer

Il Posto

Director

Il Posto

Writer

Un metro lungo cinque

Director

Time Stood Still

Director

Time Stood Still

Writer

Il grande paese d’acciaio

1960

Director

4.0

Giochi di colonia

1959

Director

Giochi di colonia

1959

Director of Photography

Venezia città moderna

1958

Director

Three Lines to Milan

Director

Michelino 1A B

Director

Michelino 1A B

Writer

Il racconto della Stura

Director

Manon: Finestra 2

Director

Riva Mechanical Constructions

1956

Director

3.0

Riva Mechanical Constructions

1956

Director of Photography

La mia valle

Director

La mia valle

Director of Photography

Il pensionato

Director

Il pensionato

Screenplay

L'energia elettrica nell'agricoltura

1955

Director

5.0

La diga del ghiacciaio

Director

Buongiorno natura

Director

Buongiorno natura

Writer

Construction Site in Winter

1955

Director

6.5

Construction Site in Winter

Editor

L'onda

Director

L'onda

Editor

II° raduno sciistico sociale all'Alpe Devero

1954

Director

La pattuglia del Passo S. Giacomo

1954

Director

7.0

Dialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger

1954

Director

6.2

Dialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger

1954

Writer

6.2

Sabbioni - Una diga a quota 2500

1953

Director

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore

1953

Director

6.5

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore

1953

Editor

6.5

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore

1953

Writer

6.5

Dal diario scolastico di Cesare Cornoldi

Director

Television (4)

Birth of the Republic

1971

Director

Birth of the Republic

1971

Director of Photography

Birth of the Republic

1971

Editor

Birth of the Republic

1971

Writer