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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 social commentary.
As director
Vedete, sono uno di voi
Il pianeta che ci ospita
Greenery Will Bloom Again
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
The Cardboard Village
Wine Cliffs
Mother Earth
The Award
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis
One Hundred Nails
Tickets
Un Ballo in Maschera
Singing Behind Screens
The Profession of Arms
Il Denaro non esiste
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
The Secret of the Old Woods
Lungo il fiume
12 Directors for 12 Cities
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Long Live the Lady!
Così è andata: Gente di montagna
Walking, Walking
Milano '83
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
The Circumstance
Alcide De Gasperi
Nascita di una formazione partigiana
The Scavengers
In the Summertime
As actor
Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
Vedete, sono uno di voi
E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Un Ballo in Maschera
Effetto Olmi
Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
Racconti di giovani amori
Il ragazzo di Gigliola
Una storia milanese
Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore