Movies

Milan, one winter in the early sixties. Valeria, a free young woman who usually goes from one man to another, falls in love with Giampiero. This...

A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.

When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a church soon to be closed, an elderly priest must choose between...

Broadcast on RAI television in 1967, this charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush on a girl reveals director Ermanno Olmi’s...

A conversation between a salesman of calendars and his costumer, who makes him several questions before considering buying one of his offers.

A self-assured, middle-aged advertising executive has his life upset by an unforeseen accident.

An unusual and evocative journey through the city of Milan at the beginning of the 80's, among fashion, art and everyday life.

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.

The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Six catering trainees are brought to the castle upon its...

In the 18th Century, in Bohemia, a government surveyor meet a priest during a lunch and remained intrigued by him. Years later, in a stony valley,...

Italian maestro Ermanno Olmi tells the tale of the journey of the Magi in this lyrical odyssey. The film focuses on a wise man who interprets his...

This documentary shows the construction of a high-altitude dam by the Sabbioni Glacier, and the daily struggles of the workers, now anxious for the...

Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have...

The film is the personal story of a protagonist of our times and traces Carlo Martini's actions and thoughts, as he has remained faithful to its...