Ermanno Olmi

I fidanzati

I fidanzati

Ermanno Olmi’s masterful feature is the tender story of two Milanese fiancés whose strained relationship is tested when the man accepts a new job in Sicily. With the separation come loneliness, nostalgia, and, perhaps, some new perspectives that might rejuvenate their love. Olmi’s deep humanism charges this moving depiction of ordinary men and women, and the pitfalls of the human heart.

Film Info

  • Italy
  • 1962
  • 77 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.85:1
  • Italian
  • Spine #195

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • Video interview with filmmaker Ermanno Olmi and film critic/historian (and occasional Olmi collaborator) Tullio Kezich
  • Theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • New essay by critic Kent Jones

    New cover by Eric Skillman

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • Video interview with filmmaker Ermanno Olmi and film critic/historian (and occasional Olmi collaborator) Tullio Kezich
  • Theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • New essay by critic Kent Jones

    New cover by Eric Skillman
I fidanzati
Cast
Anna Canzi
Liliana
Carlo Cabrini
Giovanni
Credits
Director
Ermanno Olmi
Production manager
Alberto Soffientini
Production director
Attilio Torricelli
Editing
Carla Colombo
Cinematography
Lamberto Caimi
Music
Gianni Ferrio
Camera operator
Roberto Seveso
Sound
Guido Nardone
Head electrician
Angelo Trevisan
Art direction
Ettore Lombardi

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