Ermanno Olmi

Directing Jul 24, 1931 May 7, 2018 (aged 87) Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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.

12 Acting Credits

78 Crew Credits

Ermanno Olmi

Acting

Una storia milanese

Vedete, sono uno di voi

Racconti di giovani amori

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

Un Ballo in Maschera

Effetto Olmi

Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer

Il ragazzo di Gigliola

Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree

E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi

Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare

Crew

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Il Posto

Rainbow: A Private Affair

Greenery Will Bloom Again

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Fiancés

The Profession of Arms

Tokyo Olympiad

Tickets

The Wind Blows Round

One Hundred Nails

The Secret of the Old Woods