The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Original Title: L'albero degli zoccoli
Drama
7.6 (220 votes)
3h 7m
Overview
On a northern Italian farm, Batisti? and his wife decide to send their son Minec to school, sacrificing his help in the fields but hoping to break the cycle of poverty in the family. But when Minec’s shoe breaks while walking for miles, Batisti puts the family’s future at risk to replace the clog.
Details
- Director
- Ermanno Olmi
- Writer
- Ermanno Olmi
- Original Language
- Italian
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Antonio Ferrari
Carlo Rota
Francesca Moriggi
Francesca Villa
Giuseppe Brignoli
Luigi Ornaghi
Massimo Fratus
Omar Brignoli
Pasqualina Brolis
Teresa Brescianini
Keywords
1900s
compassionate
criterion
dancing
dramatic
farm
lombardy
money
nostalgic
parent child relationship
peasant
pig slaughter
record player
school
shoe
village
winter
wonder
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