The Tree of Wooden Clogs [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

Director: Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi

Overview

Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi's Tree of the Wooden Clogs covers a period of twelve months, dividing its time between three peasant families, all of whom work on the estate of an all-but-absentee landlord. Special emphasis is given the interrelationships between the various family members and their neighbors. Tree of the Wooden Clogs was honored with the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/14/2017
UPC:	0715515187619
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	3:07:00
Sales rank:	33,293

Special Features

New 4K restoration, created in collaboration with The Film Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata and supervised by director Ermanno Olmi; New introduction by filmmaker Mike Leigh; Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree, an hour-long 1981 episode of The South Bank Show, featuring an interview with Olmi on the film and a visit to the farm where it was shot; New program featuring cast and crew discussing the film at the Cinema Ritrovato film festival in Bologna, Italy, in 2016; Interviews with Olmi from 1978 and 2008; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Luigi Ornaghi	Batisti
Francesca Moriggi	Batistina
Omar Brignoli	Minek,Grandpa Anselmo,Master
Antonio Ferrari	Tuni
Teresa Brescianini	Widow Runk
Carlo Rota	Peppino
Pasqualina Brolis	Teresina
Massimo Fratus	Pierino
Francesca Villa	Annetta
Maria Grazia Caroli	Bettina
Battista Trevaini	Finard
Giuseppina Sangaletti	Finarda
Lorenzo Pedroni	Grandpa Finar,Bailiff
Felice Cervi	Usti
Pierangelo Bertoli	Secondo
Brunella Migliaccio	Olga
Giacomo Cavalleri	Brena
Lorenza Frigeni	Brena's Wife
Lucia Pezzoli	Maddalena
Franco Pilenga	Stefano
Guglielmo Padoni	Bridegroom's Father
Laura Locatelli	Bridegroom's Mother
Carmelo Silva	Don Carlo
Vittorio Capelli	Friki
Francesca Bassurini	Sister Maria
Lina Ricci	Sign Woman
Luigi Omaghi	Batisti

Technical Credits

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Director,Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Criterion Collection)
1. "A Farm In Lombardy At The End Of The Century"
2. The Harvest
3. Giopa
4. The Washing
5. A Suitor Appears
6. The Night Before School
7. Morning Routines And A New Job
8. Different Households
9. Grandpa's Plan For Early Tomatoes
10. Batistì's Stories
11. Butchering A Hog
12. Don Carlo's Offer
13. A Sick Cow
14. "I Wanted To Ask You For A Kiss"
15. A Miracle
16. Frikì The Fabric Salesman
17. Don Carlo's Sermon
18. Carnival
19. Hiding The Gold Coin
20. Newborn
21. Broken Clog
22. Batistì Gets Wood For A New Clog
23. Making The New Clog
24. Planting The Tomatoes
25. Storm
26. Horse Thief
27. The Wedding
28. Leaving For Milan
29. The Gondola
30. The Streets Of Milan
31. Sister Maria
32. The Honeymoon Suite
33. An Unexpected Wedding Gift
34. The Landlord Finds Something Amiss
35. Eviction
36. End Credits
Disc #2 -- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Criterion Collection) - Supplements
1. Chapter 1 [52:27]
1. Chapter 1 [7:07]
1. Chapter 1 [32:28]
1. Chapter 1 [9:27]
2. Chapter 2 [24:44]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Criterion Collection)
   Introduction By Mike Leigh
   Play The Movie
   Chapters
   Trailer
   Languages
      Bergamasque
      Italian
   Subtitles
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Disc #2 -- The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Criterion Collection) - Supplements
   "The Roots Of The Tree"
      Play
      Chapters
   Ermanno Olmi
      1978 Interview
         Play
         Chapters
      2008 Interview
         Play
         Chapters
   Cast And Crew
      Play
      Chapters
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off