Ermanno Olmi Movies

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...

Editing and reworking of television, film, and photographic archive material relating to Paul VI's pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1964, carried out...

A three-part TV film focusing on the emotional dynamics within young couples.

Documentary about sustainable agriculture and food.

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

A lyrical documentary about the fundamentally harmful nature of money.

A documentary showing workmen erecting one of the pylons and stringing up three cables which will eventually reach to Milan.

Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have...

This documentary shows the construction of a high-altitude dam by the Sabbioni Glacier, and the daily struggles of the workers, now anxious for the...

A conversation between a salesman of calendars and his costumer, who makes him several questions before considering buying one of his offers.

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

A charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush and his adventures on New Year's Eve.

An accidental interruption of the S. Giacomo Electric Line requires the intervention of a team of specialized technicians. The short movie follows...

Documentary produced by the Propaganda Office of “Costruzione Meccaniche Riva S.p.a.” in collaboration with the Cinema Section of...

The activities of the Edison colonies in Cesenatico, Marina di Massa, and Suna. A few animated sequences and the narration of a child describing the...

Nino gives flowers to girls passing by.

A dialogue between director Ermanno Olmi and film critic Federico Pontiggia about Olmi's cinema and poetry.

Franco and Antonio recount how they met and how their “religious” love for science was born.

Snow arrives in Val Chiese and work on the dam stops. Winter caretakers appear on the scene to replace the workers.