Tickets

Tickets (2005)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (873 ratings)

During a journey from Central Europe to Rome, characters connect through casual encounters and set forth a story of love, chance and sacrifice. One older businessman finds solace and a new insight into life when he is forced to wait at the train station due to bad weather. A young man is reminded of… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Ermanno Olmi, Ken Loach
Written By
Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, Paul Laverty
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
On DVD
Sep 26, 2006
Medusa Film

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    These type of portmanteau films seldom work out as well as does this one.

  • Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

    Olmi's first piece is certainly the most substantial and subtle of the film's three episodes, but it is also strangely the least engaging, with a pace that recalls the endless delays of British Rail rather than the more efficient services on the continent

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Worth cherishing.

  • Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

    full review in Greek

  • David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

    This is a marvelous character study, a terrific exercise in cinematic storytelling, and one of the year's best films.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Walter M


    "Tickets" is remarkable for an omnibus movie as the segments directed by Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach are all set on the same plane of reality of one train heading south from Vienna to Rome. Like most other omnibus movies, it is wildly uneven with the best… More

  • Hal M


    I like this movie. Enjoyable beginning to end. There is no overall story arc, so don't look for that. Just travelers, on a train. Not a travelogue, not at all: a journey of personal interactions. Vividly portrayed, realistic, convincing. Not lacking for drama though!