The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

L'albero degli zoccoli

When the family of man was still—a family.

On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

Date of release
1978-09-21
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (241)
Runtime
3h 7m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ermanno Olmi

Casting

  • Luigi Ornaghi — Batistì
  • Francesca Moriggi — Batistina
  • Omar Brignoli — Minec
  • Antonio Ferrari — Tuni
  • Teresa Brescianini — Widow Runk
  • Giuseppe Brignoli — Anselmo
  • Carlo Rota — Peppino
  • Pasqualina Brolis — Teresina
  • Massimo Fratus — Pierino
  • Francesca Villa — Annetta
  • Maria Grazia Caroli — Bettina
  • Battista Trevaini — Il Finard

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