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The Tree Of Wooden Clogs

1978, Movie, NR, 185 mins

The Tree Of Wooden Clogs: Review

Approaching verite in style, and heavily influenced by American documentarist Robert Flaherty's ethnological classics, this naturalistic portrayal of Italian peasants neither glorifies their lives nor looks down on them. Olmi, who directed, scripted, photographed, and edited the film, concentrates on three peasant families (all finely acted by nonprofessionals) and their daily existence for the period of about one year. They live on an estate governed by a practically nonexi... read more leave a comment