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L'albero degli zoccoli (1978) -- US Home Video Trailer from Koch Lorber Films

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Director:
Ermanno Olmi
Writer:
Ermanno Olmi (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 June 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
14 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Cannes Winner Moretti Lauded Throughout Italy
 (From WENN. 22 May 2001)

User Comments:
Speaks to the soul in a voice of simple beauty that declares that money is not the ultimate key to survival. more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Luigi Ornaghi ... Batistì
Francesca Moriggi ... Batistina
Omar Brignoli ... Minec
Antonio Ferrari ... Tuni
Teresa Brescianini ... Widow Runk
Giuseppe Brignoli ... Anselmo
Carlo Rota ... Peppino
Pasqualina Brolis ... Teresina
Massimo Fratus ... Pierino
Francesca Villa ... Annetta
Maria Grazia Caroli ... Bettina
Battista Trevaini ... Il Finard
Giuseppina Langalelli ... La Moglie Finarda
Lorenzo Pedroni ... Il nonno Finard
Felice Cervi ... Uslì
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (USA)
The Tree with the Wooden Clogs (UK)
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Runtime:
186 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Gevacolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of Al Pacino's favorite movies of all time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the children are making music with pots and pans, the 'instruments' of the little girl are switching from one hand to the other when the camera looks at her from the other side. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985) more

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Speaks to the soul in a voice of simple beauty that declares that money is not the ultimate key to survival., 17 November 1999
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Author: cnault from boston, ma

The "Tree of Wooden Clogs", set at the turn of the last century, is the perfect film to watch as we approach the year 2000. The institutions of religion, marriage, and family have been (sometimes rightfully so) scrutinized and criticized over the last 100 years. However, the "Tree of Wooden Clogs" aptly celebrates these institutions as engines of survival. The slow pace of the film may not be for everyone but the serene simplicity of this film sparks more beauty than most of the high-tech films of today.

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