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Ermanno Olmi(1931-2018)

Director
Writer
Cinematographer

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Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi was born on 24 July 1931 in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978), The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) and The Sound of Trumpets (1961). He was married to Loredana Detto. He died on 5 May 2018 in Asiago, Veneto, Italy.

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Awards
- 54 wins & 26 nominations total

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Known for

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

7.8

Movie

Director

1978

The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

7.1

Movie

Director

1988

The Sound of Trumpets (1961)

The Sound of Trumpets

7.9

Movie

Director

1961

Christo Jivkov in The Profession of Arms (2001)

The Profession of Arms

6.9

Movie

Director

2001

Credits

Director

Vedete, sono uno di voi
6.9
- Director
- 2017
Our Host Planet
7.2
Short
- Director
- 2015
Torneranno i prati
6.9
- Director
- 2014
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
5.7
- Director (segment "La moviola")
- 2013
The Cardboard Village
6.3
- Director
- 2011
Rupi del vino
7.0
- Director
- 2009
Il premio
5.7
Short
- Director
- 2009
Terra madre
6.9
- Director
- 2009
Centochiodi
6.4
- Director
- 2007
Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis
6.5
Short
- Director
- 2007
Un ballo in maschera
7.4
TV Movie
- stage director
- 2005
Tickets
6.9
- Director
- 2005
O Sole Mio: Self-Italian-Portrait
- Director (supervision)
- 2004
Singing Behind Screens
6.3
- Director
- 2003
The Profession of Arms
6.9
- Director
- 2001

Writer

Vedete, sono uno di voi
6.9
- Writer
- 2017
Our Host Planet
7.2
Short
- written by
- 2015
Torneranno i prati
6.9
- written by
- 2014
The Cardboard Village
6.3
- Writer
- 2011
Rupi del vino
7.0
- writer
- 2009
Il premio
5.7
Short
- writer
- 2009
Terra madre
6.9
- concept
- 2009
Centochiodi
6.4
- Writer
- 2007
Atto unico di Jannis Kounellis
6.5
Short
- Writer
- 2007
Tickets
6.9
- screenplay
- 2005
Singing Behind Screens
6.3
- screenplay
- 2003
The Profession of Arms
6.9
- Writer
- 2001
Mille anni
Short
- concept
- 1995
Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
5.5
- Writer
- 1994
Il segreto del bosco vecchio
6.8
- writer
- 1993

Cinematographer

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood
5.5
- Cinematographer
- 1994
Lungo il fiume
8.1
- Cinematographer
- 1992
Long Live the Lady!
6.7
- Cinematographer
- 1987
Artigiani veneti
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1986
Personaggi fortemente sospettabili
TV Short
- Cinematographer
- 1983
Capitali culturali d'Europa
6.7
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1983
Camminacammina
7.1
- Cinematographer
- 1983
Apocalypsis cum figuris
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1979
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
7.8
- Cinematographer
- 1978
Alcide De Gasperi
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1974
La nascita della Repubblica
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1971
Durante l'estate
7.6
- Cinematographer
- 1971
Grappa Piave: Il matrimonio tradizionale lombardo
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1970
I recuperanti
7.3
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (uncredited)
- 1969
Il profeta della bassa
TV Special
- Cinematographer
- 1967

Personal details

Alternative names
- E. Olmi
Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- July 24, 1931
- Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Died
- May 5, 2018
- Asiago, Veneto, Italy(Guillain-Barre syndrome)
Spouse
- Loredana DettoFebruary 28, 1963 - May 7, 2018 (his death, 3 children)
Children
- Fabio Olmi
Other works
Book: "L'apocalisse è un lieto fine. Storia della mia vita e del nostro futuro". Milan: Rizzoli.
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
Was influenced by the work of Roberto Rosselini.

Quotes
The sensation is that these choices of mine are not only mine but that others have them too, I really don't feel exclusive...My ambition instead, perhaps because of my peasant-worker background, is to look at the world with others, not as an aristocratic intellectual.

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