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Synopsis
A painterly and sensual immersion in late nineteenth-century Italian farm life, Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree of Wooden Clogs lovingly focuses on four families working for one landowner on an isolated estate in the province of Bergamo. Filming on an abandoned farm for four months, Olmi adapted neorealist techniques to tell his story, enlisting local people to live as their own ancestors had, speaking in their native dialect on locations with which they were intimately familiar. Through the cycle of seasons, of backbreaking labor, love and marriage, birth and death, faith and superstition, Olmi naturalistically evokes an existence very close to nature, celebrating its beauty, humor, and simplicity but also acknowledging the feudal cruelty that governs it.
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Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,401-29,500) | 29,476 | $1,575 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 39,001-39,100) | 39,096 | $1,575 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 16th, 2016 (Limited) by Janus Films, released as The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
| International Releases: | September 21st, 1978 (Wide) (Italy)
July 7th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Tree Of Wooden Clogs (Re: 2017) (United Kingdom) |
| Video Release: | June 29th, 2011 by Arrow Video, released as The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 186 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Life on a Farm, Set in Italy, 1890s, 1900s, Veterinarian, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Italy |
| Languages: | Italian |