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Ermanno Olmi

Director

Ermanno Olmi

Directing
1961 — 2014 · 7 films
Lived
24 July 1931 — d. 2018
From
Treviglio, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931 in Bergamo, Lombardy) was a renowned Italian film director. Olmi's films have been described as "humanistic and reflective, portraying everyday people in particular landscapes and locations, while at the same time being charged with social comment and poetic flashes." His films fit into the artistic mold of Italian neorealism, though Olmi argued, in an interview found on the Criterion Edition DVD of his 1961 film, Il Posto, that this was the artistic tradition…

Career Signature

How Ermanno Olmi’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.