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The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Original title: L'albero degli zoccoli
  • 1978
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.6K
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The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
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Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.

  • Director
    • Ermanno Olmi
  • Writer
    • Ermanno Olmi
  • Stars
    • Luigi Ornaghi
    • Francesca Moriggi
    • Omar Brignoli
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    6.6K
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    • Director
      • Ermanno Olmi
    • Writer
      • Ermanno Olmi
    • Stars
      • Luigi Ornaghi
      • Francesca Moriggi
      • Omar Brignoli
    • 48User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 18 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Luigi Ornaghi
    • Batistì
    Francesca Moriggi
    • Batistina
    Omar Brignoli
    • Minec
    Antonio Ferrari
    • Tuni
    Teresa Brescianini
    • Widow Runk
    Giuseppe Brignoli
    • Anselmo
    Carlo Rota
    • Peppino
    Pasqualina Brolis
    • Teresina
    Massimo Fratus
    • Pierino
    Francesca Villa
    • Annetta
    Maria Grazia Caroli
    • Bettina
    Battista Trevaini
    • Il Finard
    Giuseppina Langalelli
    • La Moglie Finarda
    Lorenzo Pedroni
    • Il nonno Finard
    Felice Cervi
    • Uslì
    Pierangelo Bertoli
    • Secondo
    Brunella Migliaccio
    • Olga
    Giacomo Cavalleri
    • Brena
    • Director
      • Ermanno Olmi
    • Writer
      • Ermanno Olmi
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    • Trivia
      One of Al Pacino's favorite movies of all time.
    • Goofs
      When the children are making music with pots and pans, the 'instruments' of the little girl are switching from one hand to the other when the camera looks at her from the other side.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Don Carlo: That boy should be going to school.

      Batistì: Yes but six kilometers to school and six kilometers back seems a lot.

      Don Carlo: He's young, he has strong legs.

      Batistì: Just when we're about to have another baby. He could have started helping me around the house.

      Don Carlo: He'll help you even more when he's older. Let providence provide for now.

      Batistì: I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school.

      Don Carlo: That's not a good reason, and you know it. If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him. As the boy's father, it's your duty to do God's bidding.

    • Crazy credits
      Quite strangely, the names of the actors are listed as "last name first name", while the names of the rest of the crew are correctly listed as "first name last name".
    • Alternate versions
      There are two versions of this movie: one which is spoken in the dialect of Bergamo, Italy, and one in which the actors dubbed themselves in Italian.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Ich steh' mit einem Fuß im Grabe BWV, 156
      Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performed by Fernando Germani

    User reviews48

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    10/10
    Sweeping piece of art
    The last time I felt swept and moved by a movie with so much depth was when I saw "Andrei Rublev" and "Eternity and a Day", and this movie is such like them when it fails to become a movie and becomes a modern piece of art.

    It was like if someone would've been reading me a poem whilst watching such beautiful landscapes. And all through that, you feel in your own skin the love for their own soil. it seems as if they had been rooted to the grounds.

    Certainly it is not for everyone's tastes but it is truly a moving experience.

    Axel.
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    • el_master
    • Nov 7, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Drvo za klompe
    • Filming locations
      • Cividate al Piano, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
      • Italnoleggio Cinematografico
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,367
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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