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Ermanno Olmi
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
- Vedete, sono uno di voi — (voice) (uncredited)2017
- E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi2016
- Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare — Self2013
- L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo — Self2010
- Un Ballo in Maschera — Self - Stage Director2005
- Effetto Olmi — Himself1982
- Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree — Interviewee1981
- Ciné regards — Self1978
- Racconti di giovani amori — Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)1967
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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
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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
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