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Hyper-realism?ERMANNO OLMI (1931) Italian film director, born in Bergamo, Lombardy. Olmi's films use non-actors in authentic locations, so it should be an even more realistic style than neorealism which used professional actors - however, many neorealist directors also used non-professional actors for secondary and sometimes even primary roles. His films, like most of those considered to be products of the neorealist movement, are shot in long, slow takes, and generally contain some sort of social commentary, though rarely do the neorealists wear their political opinions on their sleeves. Perhaps his most important film is The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. In 1983 his film Walking, Walking was screened out of competition at Cannes. In 1988, his La leggenda del santo bevitore (The Legend of the Holy Drinker), based on the novel by Joseph Roth and starring Rutger Hauer, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival as well as a David di Donatello award. Awarded with the Lifetime Achievements Golden Lion in Venice in 2008.Suggested FILMS by ERMANNO OLMI:L'Albero degli zoccoli, 1978; Walking, Walking; La leggenda del santo bevitore (The Legend of the Holy Drinker) 1988 |
VENEZIA 65:
2008 Venice Film Festival Films in CompetitionVENEZIA 65 - the International competition of feature films, presented as world premieres:
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