The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) is a Drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi, rated 7.6/10 by 239 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Ermanno Olmi. Starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini.