The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978 · 187 min · IT · NR · 7.6 (188 votes)
Dir. Ermanno Olmi · Starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli

When the family of man was still—a family.

Drama

Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.

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A deeply humanistic portrait of rural Italian life. It feels earthy and authentic, capturing the quiet dignity and enduring struggles of families bound to the land. A contemplative, almost ethnographic experience.

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