FILM DIRECTOR

Ermanno Olmi

1931 - 2018

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Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing Il Posto (1961) and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1977), which won the Palme d'Or. Throughout his career Olmi blended Italian neorealism with Christian humanism, with many of his films following humble characters through the spiritual trials of harsh conditions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ermanno Olmi is the 350th most popular film director (down from 349th in 2019), the 1,879th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,867th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ermanno Olmi ranks 350 out of 2,041. Before him are Francis Veber, Jim Henson, Samuel Fuller, Leo McCarey, William Kennedy Dickson, and Kira Muratova. After him are Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, George Albert Smith, Emilio Fernández, and Fernando Meirelles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ermanno Olmi ranks 124. Before him are Ivan Klíma, Sri Chinmoy, Viliam Schrojf, Yao Wenyuan, Ole-Johan Dahl, and Augusto Boal. After him are Masaaki Hatsumi, Dean Smith, Barbara Eden, Márta Mészáros, Gunnel Lindblom, and Antonella Lualdi. Among people deceased in 2018, Ermanno Olmi ranks 105. Before him are Oskar Gröning, Nicole Fontaine, Paul Andreu, Bruno Sammartino, Kira Muratova, and Darío Castrillón Hoyos. After him are Big Van Vader, Margot Kidder, Belisario Betancur, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Raymond Chow, and Nancy Roman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ermanno Olmi ranks 1,879 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianluca Zambrotta (1977), Lucius Verginius Rufus (14), Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882), Baldus de Ubaldis (1327), Aulus Hirtius (-90), and Riz Ortolani (1926). After him are Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Daniela Bianchi (1942), Enrico Albertosi (1939), Francesco Maria del Monte (1549), Hortense Mancini (1646), and Giulio Alberoni (1664).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Ermanno Olmi ranks 32. Before him are Mario Bava (1914), Damiano Damiani (1922), Marco Bellocchio (1939), Gillo Pontecorvo (1919), Mario Monicelli (1915), and Luigi Comencini (1916). After him are Giuseppe De Santis (1917), Valerio Zurlini (1926), Alberto Lattuada (1914), Alessandro Blasetti (1900), Umberto Lenzi (1931), and Mauro Bolognini (1922).

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