Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 24, 1931
Died
May 07, 2018
Place of Birth
Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Credits
86 titles
Ermanno Olmi
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
Filmography
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rainbow: A Private Affair
Producer
Vedete, sono uno di voi
(voice) (uncredited)
E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi
Il pianeta che ci ospita
Writer
Greenery Will Bloom Again
Director
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
The Cardboard Village
Director
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Self
Wine Cliffs
Director
Around a Small Mountain
Producer
Mother Earth
Director
The Award
Writer
One Hundred Nails
Director
The Duchess of Langeais
Producer
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Writer
The Wind Blows Round
Thanks
Un Ballo in Maschera
Self - Stage Director
Tickets
Director
Singing Behind Screens
Director
The Profession of Arms
Director
Il Denaro non esiste
Director
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Director
The Secret of the Old Woods
Director
In Calabria
Thanks
Lungo il fiume
Director
La valle di pietra
Writer
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Director
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Director
Long Live the Lady!
Director
Così è andata: Gente di montagna
Director
Milano '83
Director
Walking, Walking
Director
Effetto Olmi
Himself
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Interviewee
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Director
Ciné regards
Self
The Circumstance
Director
Alcide De Gasperi
Director
Nascita di una formazione partigiana
Director
The Scavengers
Director
In the Summertime
Screenplay
Birth of the Republic
Director
One Fine Day
Director
Racconti di giovani amori
Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)
Ritorno al paese
Director
Bomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo
Director
Nino il fioraio
Director
Il ragazzo di Gigliola
Defense Attorney