Ermanno Olmi Movies

At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago,...

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

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...

Two middle-aged men work as caretakers on an isolated dam construction site high in the snow-capped Italian Alps. When one of them leaves for the...

Documentary about sustainable agriculture and food.

A self-assured, middle-aged advertising executive has his life upset by an unforeseen accident.

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 story of the Stura River, bent by human ingenuity. The disorderly course of the river and the dam, resembling a 200-meter-long concave hand, are...

When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a church soon to be closed, an elderly priest must choose between...

Niki tells us about herself and recounts the story of her first kiss.

Three years of filming across Italy, from Mont Blanc to the island of Lampedusa, have resulted in this short film. The aim of this universal event...

The documentary was made on the occasion of the Seventh International Congress on Large Dams held in Rome in 1961.

The film is the personal story of a protagonist of our times and traces Carlo Martini's actions and thoughts, as he has remained faithful to its...

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

Alpe Devero, December 1953: employees of the Edisonvolta electricity company gather to take part in skiing competitions held in the picturesque...

Two young women and a young man confront a tech mogul on a train about their new invention.

Edison documentary on the application of electricity in agriculture.

Milan, one winter in the early sixties. Valeria, a free young woman who usually goes from one man to another, falls in love with Giampiero. This...

A journey through valleys, living rocks and the culture of the Valtellina hillsides.