The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978 · Movie · NR · 187 min
★ 7.7(239)unSUB Rating
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-08-28
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 187 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.6/10 (239 votes)
Themes
- farm
- dancing
- parent child relationship
- winter
- peasant
- village
- money
- school
- shoe
- nostalgic
- record player
- pig slaughter
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Palme d'Or · 1978
- César Award — Best Foreign Film
- David di Donatello — Best Film
Cast & crew
- LO
Luigi Ornaghi
as Batistì
- FM
Francesca Moriggi
as Batistina
- OB
Omar Brignoli
as Minec
- AF
Antonio Ferrari
as Tuni
- TB
Teresa Brescianini
as Widow Runk
- GB
Giuseppe Brignoli
as Anselmo
- CR
Carlo Rota
as Peppino
- PB
Pasqualina Brolis
as Teresina
- MF
Massimo Fratus
as Pierino
- FV
Francesca Villa
as Annetta
Directed by Ermanno Olmi