The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978 · 3h06 · Film

Directed by Ermanno Olmi

Starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli, Carlo Rota, Pasqualina Brolis, Massimo Fratus, Francesca Villa

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

L'albero degli zoccoli

Original language

Italian

Country

Italy

Screenplay

Ermanno Olmi

Cinematography

Ermanno Olmi

Cast

Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli, Carlo Rota, Pasqualina Brolis, Massimo Fratus, Francesca Villa

Updated August 14, 2026

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