
Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931 in Bergamo, Lombardy) was a renowned Italian film director. Olmi's films have been described as "humanistic and reflective, portraying everyday people in particular landscapes and locations, while at the same time being charged with social comment and poetic flashes." His films fit into the artistic mold of Italian neorealism, though Olmi argued, in an interview found on the Criterion Edition DVD of his 1961 film, Il Posto, that this was the artistic tradition he was responding against because he used non-actors in authentic locations whereas neorealism, he claimed, used professional actors. However, many neorealist directors also used non-professional actors for secondary and sometimes even primary roles. His films, like most of those considered to be products of the neorealist movement, are shot in long, slow takes, and generally contain some sort of social commentary.

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010 · as Self

Vedete, sono uno di voi
2017 · as (voice) (uncredited)

Una storia milanese
1962 · as Turchi

Le 1000 vite di Bud Spencer
2019 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
2013 · as Self

Little Calabrians in Suna on Lake Maggiore
1953 · as Interviewer (uncredited)

Racconti di giovani amori
1967 · as Lawyer (segment "Il ragazzo di Gigliola") (uncredited)

Il ragazzo di Gigliola
1967 · as Defense Attorney

Un Ballo in Maschera
2005 · as Self - Stage Director

E venne l'uomo: Un dialogo con Ermanno Olmi
2016

Effetto Olmi
1982 · as Himself

Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree
1981 · as Interviewee