Ermanno Olmi Movies

After World War II an Italian soldier returns to his hometown near the Alps and, unable to find a job, hooks up with a crotchety hermit who scavenges...

Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is...

In the 18th Century, in Bohemia, a government surveyor meet a priest during a lunch and remained intrigued by him. Years later, in a stony valley,...

An unusual and evocative journey through the city of Milan at the beginning of the 80's, among fashion, art and everyday life.

A young man shares his fantasies with a young girl who is already on the threshold of disillusion. Will she respond to him?

The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled...

The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Six catering trainees are brought to the castle upon its...

An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building.

The construction near Syracuse of factories for the manufacture of chemical products for agriculture and other applications.

Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have...

After a big flood some Calabrian children are sent to Milan.

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.

Vittorio De Seta's documentary about the Calabria, revisiting the territory he documented in I Dimenticati in 1959.

Documentary about sustainable agriculture and food.

A charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush and his adventures on New Year's Eve.

A documentary made with archive footage and photographs alternating with recent film footage; the choice of texts is taken from Mario Rigoni Stern,...

This documentary shows the construction of a high-altitude dam by the Sabbioni Glacier, and the daily struggles of the workers, now anxious for the...