The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) is a drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi rated 7.6/10.

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.

Cast

Luigi Ornaghi

Batistì

Francesca Moriggi

Batistina

Omar Brignoli

Minec

Antonio Ferrari

Tuni

Teresa Brescianini

Widow Runk

Giuseppe Brignoli

Anselmo

Carlo Rota

Peppino

Pasqualina Brolis

Teresina

Massimo Fratus

Pierino

Francesca Villa

Annetta

Maria Grazia Caroli

Bettina

Battista Trevaini

Il Finard