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Four families, in turn of the century rural Italy, eke out a living on the large farm of a wealthy family. They live cheek-to-jowl in tiny apartments in one modest building next to the barn and must subsist on a portion of what they produce for the owner.
The film traces their lives--and these are "peasants" and not professional actors--for a full year as they struggle to survive in a system where one ill-fortune, such as a sick cow, can spell disaster.
No heroic workers, evil owners, saintly priests, or rabble-rousing labor organizers color the narrative. Rather, Olmi lets the quotidian pursuits and trials of the poor tenants' lives speak for themselves.
Beautifully filmed, edited, and scored.
A classic.
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...Olmi is the Italian word for "elm."
I was absolutely floored when I saw this at the Detroit Film Theater, almost thirty years ago. I would love to see it again--is it available on DVD?
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...no full frontal, no car chases, no aliens and no woman's rights.Just an astonishingly good film about people.
NO groaning tables of succulent Italian pastas.
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