Rent The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

3.9 of 5 from 157 ratings
2h 59min
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Synopsis:
Focusing on four families working and living on the farm of a landowner in the Bergamo region of northern Italy, Ermanno Olmi presents a year in their lives, charting their daily activities and the natural flow of existence: birth, marriage, death, and the trials and tribulations in between.
Actors:
Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, , Giuseppe Brignoli, , Pasqualina Brolis, Massimo Fratus, Francesca Villa, Maria Grazia Caroli, Battista Trevaini, Giuseppina Langalelli, Lorenzo Pedroni, Felice Cervi, Pierangelo Bertoli, Brunella Migliaccio, Giacomo Cavalleri, Lorenza Frigeni, Lucia Pezzoli
Directors:
Writers:
Ermanno Olmi
Aka:
L'albero degli zoccoli
Studio:
Nouveaux Pictures
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners, Top Films
Countries:
Italy
Awards:

1980 BAFTA Best Documentary

1978 Cannes Palme d'Or

BBFC:
Release Date:
11/02/2002
Run Time:
179 minutes
Languages:
Italian LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Director's Filmography and Biography
  • Photo Gallery
  • Cast and Crew Credits
  • Director's Introduction to the Film
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/08/2017
Run Time:
186 minutes
Languages:
Bergamasque Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.37:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Introduction by Director Ermanno Olmi
  • Two Interviews with Olmi from the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, Recorded Either Side of His Palme d'Or Win
  • Interview with Olmi from Italian Film Programme Appuntamenti Con il Cinema

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Reviews (5) of The Tree of Wooden Clogs

"The Whisper Of Generations" - The Tree of Wooden Clogs review by RhysH

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17/09/2018

This film is rightly acclaimed as a masterpiece, it has all of Olmi's documentary background without ever being voyeuristic. We are allowed the privilege of observing the life of a rural community, love, loss, despair and hope with no hint of sentimentality, all against the background of the changing seasons.

A caring film.

Olmi who died on the 5th of May 2018 said his films were about what the poet Zanzotto expressed as "the whisper of generations".

4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.

Deeply Authentic - The Tree of Wooden Clogs review by ec

Spoiler Alert
23/08/2018

This is a beautiful film with a lightness of touch on deep matters. Enjoy 3 hours becoming immersed in the life of a small remote hamlet that is breathtakingly authentic.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Beautiful and moving film. - The Tree of Wooden Clogs review by CD

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31/08/2018

Like so many Italian films this is a beautiful and deeply moving depiction of a community, we are slowly drawn into the joys and sorrows of several peasant families in an understated way which makes the denouement all the more heart rending.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

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