THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS (ITAL

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• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Drama, Foreign
• Plot: Renowned director Ermanno Olmi’s award-winning drama is a poignant look at rural peasant life in Northern Italy at the turn of the century. This moving story brings to life the hardships and adversity facing a family struggling to survive under oppressive rule.; At a great sacrifice, a family sends their young son to school to learn in lieu of having him work on the farm. Relying on his precious pair of clogs, the little boy must walk the long distance to school every day. When they break, his father sneaks into prized grove in their village to obtain the wood for a new pair. The callous, wealthy landlord catches him and he is punished severely for his infraction.
• Cast: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli, Carlo Rota, Pasqualina Brolis, Massimo Fratus, Francesca Villa, Maria Grazia Caroli, Battista Trevaini, Giuseppina Langalelli, Lorenzo Pedroni, Felice Cervi, Pierangelo Bertoli, Brunella Migliaccio, Giacomo Cavalleri, Lorenza Frigeni, Lucia Pezzoli, Franco Pilenga, Guglielmo Badoni, Laura Lecatelli, Carmelo Silva, Mario Brignoli, Emilio Pedroni, Vittorio Capelli, Francesca Bassurini, Lina Ricci, Ermanno Olmi
• Director: Ermanno Olmi
• Runtime: 2:57
• Company: Koch Lorber Films
• Media Format: Movie