The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Original film poster
Directed byErmanno Olmi
Written byErmanno Olmi
StarringLuigi Ornaghi
Francesca Moriggi
Omar Brignoli
CinematographyErmanno Olmi
Edited byErmanno Olmi
Release dates
  • September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21) (Italy)
  • June 1, 1979 (1979-06-01) (U.S.)
Running time
186 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageLombard

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Italian: L'Albero degli zoccoli) is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film depicts the life of Lombard peasant in a cascina (farmhouse) during the late 19th century. It shares similarities with the earlier Italian neorealist movement, focusing on the lives of the poor and casting actual farmers and locals instead of professional actors.

The Tree of Wooden Clogs received critical acclaim, winning fourteen awards, including the Palme d'Or at Cannes[1] and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The original version of the movie is spoken in Lombard (the Bergamasque variety, an Eastern Lombard dialect).

In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian Films to be Saved, recognising it as one of the films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[2]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Tree of Wooden Clogs". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 2021-03-11.

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

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