Ermanno Olmi

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) — Director
2. Il Posto (1961) — Director
3. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) — Director
4. Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014) — Director
5. The Fiancés (1963) — Director
6. The Profession of Arms (2001) — Director
7. Tickets (2005) — Director
8. One Hundred Nails (2007) — Director
9. The Secret of the Old Woods (1993) — Director
10. Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994) — Director
11. Time Stood Still (1960) — Director
12. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
13. Singing Behind Screens (2003) — Director
14. The Crush (1967) — Director
15. Long Live the Lady! (1987) — Director
16. The Cardboard Village (2011) — Director
17. The Scavengers (1972) — Director
18. A Man Named John (1965) — Director
19. One Fine Day (1968) — Director
20. Dialogue Between a Salesman and a Passenger (1954) — Director
21. L'onda (1955) — Director
22. The Circumstance (1974) — Director
23. Walking, Walking (1983) — Director
24. 12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989) — Director
25. La diga del ghiacciaio (1955) — Director
26. Mother Earth (2009) — Director
27. Il racconto della Stura (1956) — Director
28. Vedete, sono uno di voi (2017) — Director
29. In the Summertime (1971) — Director
30. Il pensionato (1958) — Director
31. Three Lines to Milan (1958) — Director
32. Michelino 1A B (1957) — Director
33. Milano '83 (1983) — Director
34. Construction Site in Winter (1955) — Director
35. Lungo il fiume (1992) — Director
36. Manon: Finestra 2 (1956) — Director
37. La mia valle (1956) — Director
38. L'energia elettrica nell'agricoltura (1955) — Director
39. Un metro lungo cinque (1961) — Director
40. Le Grand Barrage (1961) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Una storia milanese (1962) — Turchi
2. Vedete, sono uno di voi (2017) — (voice) (uncredited)
3. L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010) — Self
4. Racconti di giovani amori (1967) — Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)
5. Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore (1953) — Interviewer (uncredited)
6. Un Ballo in Maschera (2005) — Self - Stage Director
7. Effetto Olmi (1982) — Himself
8. Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer (2019) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
9. Il ragazzo di Gigliola (1967) — Defense Attorney
10. Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree (1981) — Interviewee
11. E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi (2016)
12. Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare (2013) — Self
13. Ciné regards (1978) — Self