Ermanno Olmi
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Actor
July 24, 1931 — May 7, 2018 (86 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
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| 2017 | Vedete, sono uno di voi · as Screenplay |
| 2014 | Greenery Will Bloom Again · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | The Cardboard Village · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | Tickets · as Screenplay |
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| 1983 | Walking, Walking · as Screenplay |
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| 1971 | In the Summertime · as Screenplay |
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| 1968 | One Fine Day · as Screenplay |
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| 1965 | A Man Named John · as Screenplay |
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| 1963 | The Fiances · as Screenplay |
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| 2012 | Peter Brook: The Tightrope · as Co-Producer |
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| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Director |
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| 2003 | Che tempo che fa · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | Metropolis · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show · as Self |
| 2017 | Vedete, sono uno di voi · as (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Una storia milanese · as Turchi |
| 2009 | Terra madre · as Idea |
| 1994 | Genesis: The Creation and the Flood · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | Long Live the Lady! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Walking, Walking · as Production Design |
| 1983 | Walking, Walking · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Walking, Walking · as Costume Design |
| 1978 | The Tree of Wooden Clogs · as Director Of Photography |
| 1971 | In the Summertime · as Director Of Photography |
| 1971 | La nascita della Repubblica · as Director Of Photography |
| 1969 | I recuperanti · as Director Of Photography |