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Ermanno Olmi
Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
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 pe…
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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.
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2019
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2017
Rainbow: A Private Affair
Movie Producer
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2017
Vedete, sono uno di voi
Movie (voice) (uncredited)
- 2016
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2015
Il pianeta che ci ospita
Movie Director
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2014
Greenery Will Bloom Again
Movie Director
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2013
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
Movie Self
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2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Movie Director
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2013
Un ballo in maschera
Movie Stage Director
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2011
The Cardboard Village
Movie Director
- 2010
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2009
Wine Cliffs
Movie Director
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2009
Around a Small Mountain
Movie Producer
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2009
Mother Earth
Movie Director
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2009
The Award
Movie Writer
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2007
One Hundred Nails
Movie Director
More credits
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2007
The Duchess of Langeais
Movie Producer
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2007
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
Movie Writer
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2006
The Wind Blows Round
Movie Thanks
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2005
Un Ballo in Maschera
Movie Self - Stage Director
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2005
Tickets
Movie Director
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2003
Singing Behind Screens
Movie Writer
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2001
The Profession of Arms
Movie Director
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1999
Il Denaro non esiste
Movie Director
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1994
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
Movie Director of Photography
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1993
The Secret of the Old Woods
Movie Director
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1993
In Calabria
Movie Thanks
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1992
Lungo il fiume
Movie Director
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1992
La valle di pietra
Movie Writer
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1989
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Movie Director
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1988
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Movie Director
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1987
Long Live the Lady!
Movie Writer
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1987
Così è andata: Gente di montagna
Movie Director
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1983
Milano '83
Movie Director
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1983
Walking, Walking
Movie Screenplay
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1982
Effetto Olmi
Movie Himself
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1981
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Movie Interviewee
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1978
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Movie Writer
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1978
Ciné regards
TV show Self
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1974
The Circumstance
Movie Producer
