Ermanno Olmi Movies

The documentary was made on the occasion of the Seventh International Congress on Large Dams held in Rome in 1961.

A weekend in the mountains.

The story of Michelino, who enrolls in Edisonvolta's electrical engineering school and thus opens himself up to the future.

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...

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

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...

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

Edison documentary on the application of electricity in agriculture.

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

Boys struggle to talk to girls in this lovely Olmi short film for TV.

In 1973, director Ermanno Olmi and journalist Corrado Stajano collaborated on this exceptional docu-fiction about the early months of the Resistance,...

A journey through valleys, living rocks and the culture of the Valtellina hillsides.

A lyrical documentary about the fundamentally harmful nature of money.

Story of a retired old man who is learning what to do with himself.

A self-assured, middle-aged advertising executive has his life upset by an unforeseen accident.

Made to celebrate the centenary of the Galleria, the film traces its history from Giuseppe Mengoni's design, with its architectural and lighting...

Niki tells us about herself and recounts the story of her first kiss.