# The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

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**Original title**: *L'albero degli zoccoli*
**Runtime**: 187 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Ermanno Olmi
**Written by**: Ermanno Olmi
**Starring**: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini, Giuseppe Brignoli

> *When the family of man was still—a family.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A peasant family in 1900s Lombardy faces subsistence farming while debating whether to educate their son. A broken wooden clog becomes the crisis that tests every fragile decision. The film’s quiet endurance comes from its cast of non-actors and Olmi’s unflinching gaze at rural poverty.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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