Italy / France,
1978, 170 min
Directed by:
Ermanno OlmiScreenplay:
Ermanno OlmiCinematography:
Ermanno OlmiCast:
Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli, Carlo Rota, Pasqualina Brolis, Massimo Fratus (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
On a northern Italian farm in the late 19th century, 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. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1980 - Best Documentary Film
César Awards
- 1979 - Best Foreign Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1979 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1978 - Ermanno Olmi (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
- 1978 - Ermanno Olmi (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)