L'albero degli Zoccoli (The Tree of Wooden Clogs)

L'albero degli Zoccoli (The Tree of Wooden Clogs) (1978)

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    (7 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
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Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi's Tree of the Wooden Clogs covers a period of twelve months, dividing its time between three peasant families, all of whom work on the estate of an all-but-absentee landlord. Special emphasis is given the interrelationships between the various family members and their… More

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Unrated, 3 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
Ermanno Olmi
Written By
Ermanno Olmi
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1979 Wide
On DVD
Jul 13, 2004
Koch Lorber Films

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Keeps its Marxist message under wraps, and manages never to be either lackluster or thrilling.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    An Italian masterpiece that elegantly and effortlessly depicts the natural rhythms of life in a rural community in the nineteenth century.

  • Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

    The value here is in documenting an example of the small social units and their values that were steps in the evolution to representational government.

  • Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide

    A gentle Catholic counterpoint to angry Marxist peasant cinema… acutely aware of harsh economic and social injustices, but devoid of violent revolutionary spirit.

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  • Dimitris S


    Sometimes,you don't need none but the amateur's heart.Olmi's glorifying tenderness qualifies his ability to show reality as a glass of water:he embodies Nature as the God of agricultural loneliness(and poverty).Goddess to be precise...

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