The life inside a farm in Italy at the end of the 19th century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever ...
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Luigi Ornaghi | ... | Batistì |
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Francesca Moriggi | ... | Batistina |
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Omar Brignoli | ... | Minec |
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Antonio Ferrari | ... | Tuni |
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Teresa Brescianini | ... | Widow Runk |
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Giuseppe Brignoli | ... | Anselmo |
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Carlo Rota | ... | Peppino |
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Pasqualina Brolis | ... | Teresina |
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Massimo Fratus | ... | Pierino |
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Francesca Villa | ... | Annetta |
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Maria Grazia Caroli | ... | Bettina |
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Battista Trevaini | ... | Il Finard |
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Giuseppina Langalelli | ... | La Moglie Finarda |
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Lorenzo Pedroni | ... | Il nonno Finard |
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Felice Cervi | ... | Uslì |
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The life inside a farm in Italy at the end of the 19th century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child. They decide to send him to school instead of make him help them, although this represents a great sacrifice. The boy has to wake up very early and walk several miles to get to the school. One day the boy's shoes break when returning home, but they do not have money to buy another pair. What can they do? Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
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Once in a generation, a work of art appears as if by magic, to move and inspire its audience. A work that returns to a exhausted humanity the possibility of simple grandeur. We invite you to visit a time and place when life was still a sacred matter. When the family of man was still - a family.Parents Guide:
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1 June 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Batistì: Yes but 6 Km to school and 6 Km back...
Parish Priest: He's young, he has strong legs
Batistì: Just when we're about to have another baby
Batistì: He could have started helping me around the house
Parish Priest: He'll help you even more when he's older
Parish Priest: Let providence provide for now
Batistì: I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school
Parish Priest: That's not a good reason... and you know it
Parish Priest: If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him
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Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani
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When the grandfather and child are going outside to plant tomatoes a car can seen whizzing by on the road in the background. See more »Quotes
Parish Priest: That boy should be going to schoolBatistì: Yes but 6 Km to school and 6 Km back...
Parish Priest: He's young, he has strong legs
Batistì: Just when we're about to have another baby
Batistì: He could have started helping me around the house
Parish Priest: He'll help you even more when he's older
Parish Priest: Let providence provide for now
Batistì: I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school
Parish Priest: That's not a good reason... and you know it
Parish Priest: If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him
[...]
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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". See more »Soundtracks
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 - ChoraleComposed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani
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The "Tree of Wooden Clogs", set at the turn of the last century, is the perfect film to watch as we approach the year 2000. The institutions of religion, marriage, and family have been (sometimes rightfully so) scrutinized and criticized over the last 100 years. However, the "Tree of Wooden Clogs" aptly celebrates these institutions as engines of survival. The slow pace of the film may not be for everyone but the serene simplicity of this film sparks more beauty than most of the high-tech films of today.