Ermanno Olmi Movies

Three years of filming across Italy, from Mont Blanc to the island of Lampedusa, have resulted in this short film. The aim of this universal event...

In the vast industrial spaces of the Pomodoro Foundation, Jannis Kounellis is preparing the installation for his "One-Act Play." A humble art, made...

Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

An unusual and evocative journey through the city of Milan at the beginning of the 80's, among fashion, art and everyday life.

Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is...

The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Six catering trainees are brought to the castle upon its...

The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled...

The film is the personal story of a protagonist of our times and traces Carlo Martini's actions and thoughts, as he has remained faithful to its...

At the end of the war, he was hired by Edison and in 1951 he made a film on all the important hydroeletrical plants built in that period. In the...

An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building.

Two middle-aged men work as caretakers on an isolated dam construction site high in the snow-capped Italian Alps. When one of them leaves for the...

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

The construction near Syracuse of factories for the manufacture of chemical products for agriculture and other applications.

Documentary about sustainable agriculture and food.

The laboratory tests and complex work involved in constructing the dam in the Lei Valley are described in detail to give an idea of the complexity of...

A documentary made with archive footage and photographs alternating with recent film footage; the choice of texts is taken from Mario Rigoni Stern,...

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.