- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 24, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
- Died
- May 7, 2018
Ermanno Olmi
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 so…
Filmography
movieLe 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
2019 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRainbow: A Private Affair
2017 · Producer
movieVedete, sono uno di voi
2017 · (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
movieE venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi
2016
movieIl pianeta che ci ospita
2015 · Director, Writer
movieGreenery Will Bloom Again
2014 · Director, Screenplay
movieQuando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
2013 · Self
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Director
movieThe Cardboard Village
2011 · Director, Screenplay
movieL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010 · Self
movieWine Cliffs
2009 · Director, Writer
movieAround a Small Mountain
2009 · Producer
movieMother Earth
2009 · Director, Idea
movieThe Award
2009 · Writer, Director
movieOne Hundred Nails
2007 · Director, Writer
movieThe Duchess of Langeais
2007 · Producer
movieAtto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
2007 · Writer, Director, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Script
movieThe Wind Blows Round
2006 · Thanks
movieUn Ballo in Maschera
2005 · Self - Stage Director
movieTickets
2005 · Director, Screenplay
movieSinging Behind Screens
2003 · Writer, Director
movieThe Profession of Arms
2001 · Director, Writer
Il Denaro non esiste
movieIl Denaro non esiste
1999 · Director
movieGenesis: The Creation and the Flood
1994 · Director of Photography, Writer
movieThe Secret of the Old Woods
1993 · Director, Writer
movieIn Calabria
1993 · Thanks
movieLungo il fiume
1992 · Director, Writer
movieLa valle di pietra
1992 · Writer
movie12 Directors for 12 Cities
1989 · Director, Editor
movieThe Legend of the Holy Drinker
1988 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieLong Live the Lady!
1987 · Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieCosì è andata: Gente di montagna
1987 · Director
movieMilano '83
1983 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
movieWalking, Walking
1983 · Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Production Design, Costume Design, Editor, Set Decoration
Effetto Olmi
movieEffetto Olmi
1982 · Himself
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
movieErmanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981 · Interviewee
movieThe Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978 · Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieThe Circumstance
1974 · Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
movieAlcide De Gasperi
1974 · Director
movieNascita di una formazione partigiana
1973 · Director
movieThe Scavengers
1972 · Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
movieIn the Summertime
1971 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
tvBirth of the Republic
1971 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
movieOne Fine Day
1968 · Screenplay, Director
movieRacconti di giovani amori
1967 · Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Ritorno al paese
movieRitorno al paese
1967 · Director
movieIl ragazzo di Gigliola
1967 · Defense Attorney, Director, Writer
movieBomba vale a dire ballata beat di Vincenzo
1967 · Director, Writer
movie"Qualcosa" di Niki
1967 · Director, Writer
movieFranco e Antonio gli scienziati
1967 · Director, Writer
movieNino il fioraio
1967 · Director, Writer
La Galleria, cuore e memoria di Milano
movieLa Galleria, cuore e memoria di Milano
1967 · Director
movieThe Crush
1967 · Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieA Man Named John
1965 · Director, Screenplay
movieTokyo Olympiad
1965 · Thanks
700 anni fa
movie700 anni fa
1964 · Director
movieDopo secoli - Immagini del pellegrinaggio di Paolo VI in Terrasanta
1964 · Editor, Writer, Director
movieThe Fiancés
1963 · Screenplay, Director
movieUna storia milanese
1962 · Turchi
movieUn metro lungo cinque
1961 · Director
movieLe Grand Barrage
1961 · Writer, Director
movieIl Posto
1961 · Director, Writer
movieIl grande paese d’acciaio
1960 · Director
movieTime Stood Still
1960 · Director, Writer
movieGiochi di colonia
1959 · Director of Photography
Venezia città moderna
movieVenezia città moderna
1958 · Director
movieThree Lines to Milan
1958 · Director
movieGrigio
1957 · Director, Writer
movieMichelino 1A B
1957 · Writer, Director
movieRiva Mechanical Constructions
1956 · Director of Photography
movieManon: Finestra 2
1956 · Director
movieIl racconto della Stura
1956 · Director
movieLa mia valle
1956 · Director of Photography
movieIl pensionato
1956 · Director, Screenplay
movieBuongiorno natura
1955 · Writer, Director
movieL'onda
1955 · Editor, Director
movieConstruction Site in Winter
1955 · Editor, Director
movieL'energia elettrica nell'agricoltura
1955 · Director
movieLa diga del ghiacciaio
1955 · Director
movieLa pattuglia del Passo S. Giacomo
1954 · Director
movieDialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger
1954 · Director, Writer
movieII° raduno sciistico sociale all'Alpe Devero
1954 · Director
movieLittle Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
1953 · Interviewer (uncredited), Editor, Writer, Director
movieSabbioni - Una diga a quota 2500
1953 · Director
Dal diario scolastico di Cesare Cornoldi
movieDal diario scolastico di Cesare Cornoldi
— · Director