Direction: Ermanno Olmi

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ermanno Olmi. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Il Posto

1961 · Movie · 93 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Sandro Panzeri · Loredana Detto · Tullio Kezich · Mara Revel

Synopsis A very young college graduate attempts to obtain a position with a large corporation.

7.7

1K votes

7.7

1K votes

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978 · Movie · 175 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Luigi Ornaghi · Francesca Moriggi · Omar Brignoli · Antonio Ferrari

Synopsis Ermanno Olmi’s Palme d’or-winner about the hardships faced by peasants in late 19th-century Lombardy is a masterpiece of neorealism. This wonderful portrayal of rural peasant life in turn of the century (i.e. 19th-20th Century) Italy, magnificiently portraying the joys, sorrows...

7.7

3K votes

7.7

3K votes

Time Stood Still

1959 · Movie · 83 min. · Italy

7.3

230 votes

7.3

230 votes

The Fiances (The Engagement)

1963 · Movie · 77 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Anna Canzi · Carlo Cabrini

Synopsis The love of a young couple is put to the ultimate test when the man is forced to leave his home in Milan to start a new job in Sicily. Will the separation drive an immovable wedge between them or...

7.1

281 votes

7.1

281 votes

7.0

31 votes

6.9

37 votes

6.6

154 votes

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988 · Movie · 127 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Rutger Hauer · Anthony Quayle · Sandrine Dumas · Jean-Maurice Chanet

Synopsis The story of a Pole who is saved from destitution by a generous stranger and the difficulty he faces in repaying the debt. Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion.

6.6

767 votes

6.6

767 votes

Tickets

2005 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Ken Loach · Ermanno Olmi

Cast Carlo Delle Piane · Valeria Bruni Tedeschi · Silvana De Santis · Filippo Trojano

Synopsis This film charts the emotional odyssey of six characters over the course of a railway journey from Austria to Rome.

6.6

500 votes

6.6

500 votes

6.4

71 votes

The Profession of Arms

2001 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Christo Jivkov · Sergio Grammatico · Dimitar Ratchkov · Sandra Ceccarelli

Synopsis The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De' Medici, a young brave captain in the war of Charles V against the Pope,...

6.3

733 votes

6.3

733 votes

Un certo giorno

1969 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

6.1

36 votes

6.1

36 votes

6.1

30 votes

The Cardboard Village

2011 · Movie · 87 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Michael Lonsdale · Rutger Hauer · Massimo De Francovich · Alessandro Haber

Synopsis An elderly priest is devastated when his church is deconsecrated, leaving him without a role in life. It is not long before a group of illegal immigrants find shelter in the "church" and give the priest a new role and...

5.9

188 votes

5.9

188 votes

One Hundred Nails

2007 · Movie · 92 min. · Italy

Direction Ermanno Olmi

Cast Raz Degan · Luna Bendandi · Amina Syed · Michele Zattara

Synopsis An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building. A young and eminent professor at the University of Bologna finds himself at the centre of a difficult investigation. He turns his back on everything and...

5.8

322 votes

5.8

322 votes

12 registi per 12 città

1989 · Documentary · 90 min. · Italy

Direction Michelangelo Antonioni · Bernardo Bertolucci · Giuseppe Bertolucci · Mauro Bolognini

Synopsis Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

5.5

54 votes

5.5

54 votes

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · Italy

Direction Hala Abdallah · Karim Aïnouz · John Akomfrah · Catherine Breillat

Cast Bernardo Bertolucci · Tygh Runyan · Shannyn Sossamon · Michele Placido

Synopsis 70 short movies about cinema and its future.

5.4

74 votes

5.4

74 votes