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Ermanno Olmi(1931-2018)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi was born on 24 July 1931 in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978), La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988) and Il Posto (1961). He was previously married to Loredana Detto. He died on 5 May 2018 in Asiago, Veneto, Italy.
BornJuly 24, 1931
DiedMay 5, 2018(86)
BornJuly 24, 1931
DiedMay 5, 2018(86)
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Ermanno Olmi at an event for Singing Behind Screens (2003)
Ermanno Olmi at an event for Singing Behind Screens (2003)
Ermanno Olmi at an event for Singing Behind Screens (2003)
Ermanno Olmi at an event for Singing Behind Screens (2003)

Known for

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
7.8
  • Director
  • 1978
La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988)
La leggenda del santo bevitore
7.1
  • Director
  • 1988
Il Posto (1961)
Il Posto
7.9
  • Director
  • 1961
Christo Jivkov in The Profession of Arms (2001)
The Profession of Arms
6.8
  • Director
  • 2001

Credits

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Director

  • Vedete, sono uno di voi (2017)
    Vedete, sono uno di voi
  • Our Host Planet (2015)
    Our Host Planet
  • Torneranno i prati (2014)
    Torneranno i prati
  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
    Venice 70: Future Reloaded
    • (segment La moviola)
  • The Cardboard Village (2011)
    The Cardboard Village
  • Rupi del vino (2009)
    Rupi del vino
  • Il premio (2009)
    Il premio
  • Terra madre (2009)
    Terra madre
  • Centochiodi (2007)
    Centochiodi
  • Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis (2007)
    Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis
  • Tickets (2005)
    Tickets
  • O Sole Mio: Self-Italian-Portrait
    • (supervision)
  • Singing Behind Screens (2003)
    Singing Behind Screens
  • Christo Jivkov in The Profession of Arms (2001)
    The Profession of Arms
  • Il denaro non esiste

Writer

  • Vedete, sono uno di voi (2017)
    Vedete, sono uno di voi
  • Our Host Planet (2015)
    Our Host Planet
  • Torneranno i prati (2014)
    Torneranno i prati
  • The Cardboard Village (2011)
    The Cardboard Village
  • Rupi del vino (2009)
    Rupi del vino
  • Il premio (2009)
    Il premio
  • Terra madre (2009)
    Terra madre
  • Centochiodi (2007)
    Centochiodi
  • Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis (2007)
    Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis
  • Tickets (2005)
    Tickets
  • Singing Behind Screens (2003)
    Singing Behind Screens
  • Christo Jivkov in The Profession of Arms (2001)
    The Profession of Arms
  • Mille anni
  • Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
    Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
  • Paolo Villaggio in Il segreto del bosco vecchio (1993)
    Il segreto del bosco vecchio

Cinematographer

  • Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
    Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
  • Lungo il fiume
  • Lunga vita alla signora! (1987)
    Lunga vita alla signora!
  • Artigiani veneti
  • Personaggi fortemente sospettabili
  • Milano '83 (1983)
    Capitali culturali d'Europa
  • Keep Walking (1983)
    Keep Walking
  • Apocalypsis cum figuris (1979)
    Apocalypsis cum figuris
  • The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
    The Tree of Wooden Clogs
  • Alcide De Gasperi
  • La nascita della Repubblica
  • Durante l'estate (1971)
    Durante l'estate
  • I recuperanti (1969)
    I recuperanti
    • (uncredited)
  • Ritorno al paese
  • ...Dal diario scolastico di Cesare Cornoldi

Personal details

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    • July 24, 1931
    • Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
    • May 5, 2018
    • Asiago, Veneto, Italy(Guillain-Barre syndrome)
    • Loredana DettoFebruary 28, 1963 - May 7, 2018 (his death, 3 children)
    • Fabio Olmi
  • Other works
    Book: "L'apocalisse è un lieto fine. Storia della mia vita e del nostro futuro". Milan: Rizzoli.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was influenced by the work of Roberto Rosselini.
  • Quotes
    The sensation is that these choices of mine are not only mine but that others have them too, I really don't feel exclusive...My ambition instead, perhaps because of my peasant-worker background, is to look at the world with others, not as an aristocratic intellectual.
    • Social commentary

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