The Tree of Wooden Clogs

"When the family of man was still—a family."

1978 3h 7m IT

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7.6

BANGER

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95%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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7.8

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 241🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes★7.8IMDB · 7,136

Drama

Synopsis

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On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

“When the family of man was still—a family.”

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Cast

Luigi Ornaghi
Batistì
Francesca Moriggi
Batistina
Omar Brignoli
Minec
Antonio Ferrari
Tuni
Teresa Brescianini
Widow Runk
Giuseppe Brignoli
Anselmo
Carlo Rota
Peppino
Pasqualina Brolis
Teresina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ermanno Olmi
Writers: Ermanno Olmi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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At 187 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ermanno Olmi, shot by Ermanno Olmi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ermanno Olmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Luigi Ornaghi and Francesca Moriggi and Omar Brignoli carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the family of man was still—a family.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ermanno Olmi directs. Ermanno Olmi behind the camera. Ermanno Olmi cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 187 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ermanno Olmi, shot by Ermanno Olmi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Ermanno Olmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Luigi Ornaghi and Francesca Moriggi and Omar Brignoli carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When the family of man was still—a family.".
7IMDB entry: tt0077138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 18 themes, including "farm", "dancing", "parent child relationship", "winter".