Product Details

• Actors: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini
• Directors: Ermanno Olmi
• Writers: Ermanno Olmi
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: Italian
• Subtitles: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1997
• Run Time: 186 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301861019
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,666 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ... and it is still my most favorite, December 13, 2005

By	Thomas P. Schaer "Organic Farmer" (Landenberg, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (DVD)

I saw this movie 1979 when I was fourteen back in the small mountain village where I grew up near the Swiss-Italian border. I have seen many movies since, came to live and love a new country and people, yet L'Albero degli Zoccoli remains my favorite. In a world of x-boxes, consumer spending indices and ADD, it is sobering to sit down once in a while and learn about other cultures; you may as well transplant this story in any corner of the world as it holds true across cultures and continents.
Thomas Schaer, Veterinarian & Organic Farmer

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminded me of the stories my father told, November 18, 2000

By	MaddalenaC "MaddalenaC" (NV USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this video after the death of my father who was born into a very poor family in northeastern Italy. Watching it was a poignant experience. The hardships of peasant life at the turn of the century are realistically portrayed. Also portrayed are the strong bonds of faith and love that unite a family whatever hardships life may bring. One of the story strands follows a pair of young sweethearts who have become parents in an unusual way by the end of the film. It is enchanting. All in all a moving true to life film that brought tears and smiles as it evoked the memory of the stories Papa told us. American audiences may be impatient with length and slow pace of this film, but it is well worth the time spent.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History in the making, October 3, 2004

By	Dan Lavelle "Handsome Guy" (The great city of Chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (DVD)

Yes it is slow, but so was our heritage, not as Italians, but as human beings. It needs to be slow to develop the story of why sharecroppers left families for America, the faith that they were raised with, how interwoven it was in their lives, and how a child is and has been everything to a parent. Not for the testorone driven Arnold mindless, but was one of the best movie going experiences I have ever seen. I love looking at a movie, walking out hours later, and feel as if I really learned something about the people, a place, and the time that they lived in. This movie was breath taking. Yes it is slow, you have to earn it, but breath taking nevertheless.