Ermanno Olmi
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-07-24 ) 24 July 1931, Bergamo , Italy
- Died
- 7 May 2018 (2018-05-07) (aged 86), Asiago , Italy
- Occupations
- Film director , Screenwriter , Cinematographer , Film editor
- Years active
- 1953–2018
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Bergamo
- Place of death
- Asiago
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Field of work
- documentary film
- Image
- Ermanno Olmi.jpg
- Residence
- Kingdom of Italy
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- Commons category
- Ermanno Olmi
- date of birth
- 1931-07-24
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Director
- date of death
- 2018-05-05
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- medical condition
- Guillain–Barré syndrome
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Ermanno Olmi
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing Il Posto (1961) and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1977), which won the Palme d'Or. Throughout his career Olmi blended Italian neorealism with Christian humanism, with many of his films following humble characters through the spiritual trials of harsh conditions.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ermanno Olmi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.