ASA 🎥📽🎬 The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Director: Ermanno Olmi. Stars: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli.

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) L'albero degli zoccoli (original title) Language: Italian. Synopsis / Plot Ermanno Olmi’s Palme d’or-winner about the hardships faced by peasants in late 19th-century Lombardy is a masterpiece of neorealism. This wonderful portrayal of rural peasant life in turn of the century (i.e. 19th-20th Century) Italy, magnificiently portraying the joys, sorrows , trepidations, faith and charity of a group of tenant farmers. Awards 1978: Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm), Jury Prize Ecuménico 1978: David di Donatello Awards: Best Film 1978: César Awards: Best Foreign Film 1979: BAFTA Awards: Best Documentary 1979: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Film 1978: French Critics Awards (Syndicate of Cinema Critics): Best Foreign Film