Ermanno Olmi Movies

A conversation between a salesman of calendars and his costumer, who makes him several questions before considering buying one of his offers.

It tells the story of a general who is about to cut down an old forest for the sake of financial gain, but discovers that the forest is inhabited by...

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...

Italian maestro Ermanno Olmi tells the tale of the journey of the Magi in this lyrical odyssey. The film focuses on a wise man who interprets his...

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.

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,...

Vittorio stops to help Kate when her car breaks down on a mountain road. When they meet again, Vittorio discovers that Kate has rejoined a circus...

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

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

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

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

Broadcast on RAI television in 1967, this charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush on a girl reveals director Ermanno Olmi’s...

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...

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...

Via the Chicago Reader: "After World War II an Italian soldier returns to his hometown near the Alps and, unable to find a job, hooks up with a...