

L'albero degli zoccoli
When the family of man was still—a family.
August 28, 1978
3h 7m
IT
Ermanno Olmi
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.

Luigi Ornaghi
Batistì

Francesca Moriggi
Batistina

Omar Brignoli
Minec

Antonio Ferrari
Tuni


Ermanno Olmi
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Teresa Brescianini
Widow Runk

Giuseppe Brignoli
Anselmo

Carlo Rota
Peppino

Pasqualina Brolis
Teresina

Massimo Fratus
Pierino

Francesca Villa
Annetta
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IT

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IT