Ermanno Olmi - The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) - Palme d'Or

L'Albero degli zoccoli (1978) Ermanno Olmi Rip# 12, Palme d'Or (1978) ---=Links=--------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077138/ IMBb Rating: 8.1/10 ---=Notes=--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only other version available on torrent is probably the full DVD (~ 8 GB) at the piratebay. This is a long and critically acclaimed film, a bit difficult to sit through due to its extremely slow pace. It depicts rustic life in a Lombardy town. The language spoken is not Italian but a Lombard dialect. ---=Wiki=---------------------------------------------------------------------------- L'Albero degli zoccoli is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. It was released as The Tree of Wooden Clogs in the USA and as The Tree with the Wooden Clogs in the UK. The film concerns Italian peasant life in the late 19th century. It has some similarities with the earlier Italian neorealist movement, in that it focuses on the lives of the poor, and the parts were played by real farmers and locals, rather than professional actors. It won fourteen awards including the Palme d'or at Cannes and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The original version of the movie is spoken in Bergamasque, an Eastern Lombard dialect. It includes footage of several real animal killings, including a pig being gutted while still partially alive. ---=IMDb Comment=-------------------------------------------------------------------- A mosaic of peasant life in Lombardy at the turn of the twentieth century that slowly moves along for three hours but never comes close to losing interest thanks to the wealth of details and (though amateur) moving performances. In the title lies the heartwrenching conclusion abruptly reached after the meandering and soulful journey that is taken into the lives of a group of peasant families, with the butchering of a goose and later a pig, a marriage, a boatride to Milan, and a dinner amongst the sisters of a convent while the stirrings of political change and repression stay mainly in the background but are there to see. While the focus is on the peasants, the world that the movie creates is more like being there than any other film around. ---=Rip Info=------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---=Audio=------------------------------------- 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 48000Hz 128 kb/s tot , Joint Stereo Interleave: 67 ms, preload 504 ---=Video=------------------------------------- 512 x 384 @ 29.970 fps, XviD ------=CD1=------ 1:36:01, 172,641 frames Qf 0.191/965 kbps ------=CD2=------ 1:22:36, 148,506 frames Qf 0.178/1046 kbps ---=Size=-------------------------------------- CD1: 734,400,512 bytes (172,641 frames) CD2: 732,876,800 bytes (148,506 frames) ---=Subtitles=--------------------------------- English subtitles in SUB/IDX format. ---=Credits=----------------------------------- Thanks to Tansir and friends at DVD World Rip and subtitles by -=:ZEiNAB:=- *********************************** FREAKYFLICKS ************************************ Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. Films that are usually described as classic, cult, arthouse and avant-garde. If you have films that fit this description feel free to share them and participate in our community. All you need do is include this tag in your upload and join us at the forum to announce your release. 'If we all seed just 1:1, give at least what we take, this torrent will NEVER DIE'

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raheesen (2008-07-16)

thanks

zeinabqureshi (2008-07-16)

@raheseen:
You are the first one to thank...after nearly 200 completed downloads. So, thank you. Hope you like the film (it's incredibly long, seems longer due to the extremely leisurely pacing)

FF0099 (2008-11-28)

great upload, thanks!

Baal_Azazel (2008-12-01)

Been meaning to see this. Thanks.

zeinabqureshi (2009-01-04)

Thanks for downloading and thanking...lol.

mein689 (2009-01-12)

Thanks for this great upload.Pls seed for awhile more if you can as I have a very slow connection.I'm just starting.Peace and love.

faisalkidwai (2009-03-21)

Zeinab, I always thought I was crazy about films but you are in a different league all together. The depth and breadth of movies you have seen is simply amazing. You would do great as a film critic.
P.S. I am posting this message on other movie boards because I do not know which one you would read.

grishma (2010-01-29)

hey,i didnt get subtitles in this downlaod..can u help me...its showing me subtitle track in player..but while im playing this mvoe,no subtitles r coming..:(
pls help,dnt wnt to miss this movie

zeinabqureshi (2010-02-03)

@Grishma,
Use VLC Player on a PC. The subtitles are the usual sub/idx format and are properly named. In VLC, look under "Video" and see if the subtitle is selected.
Best of luck...

zeinabqureshi (2010-02-03)

@Grishma,
Try these: ~

This is the SRT (subrip) file for a 2-CD rip. As far as i know there is only the 25 fps DVD for the movie, so it should work.

rijup4u (2010-03-27)

thanks ...beginnin 2 download ..hope the movie is gud

rijup4u (2010-03-27)

hiii zeinab...thanx for all the uploads of urs...those movies r very difficult to find...u r doin a gr8 work ..frm a movie lover ...name's rizwan

zeinabqureshi (2010-04-13)

@rijup4u: ~
You Indian? Name seems familiar somehow. Thanks for downloading, but don't get hooked on films (especially if you're a student).

zeinabqureshi (2010-04-13)

@rijup4u: ~
I'm sorry, the name is Rizwan, isn't it...my mistake. Many thanks for downloading and much appreciate your kind words.

rijup4u (2010-04-15)

@zeinabqureshi: lol...all ur guesses r rite..i m indian and a student ..gud work..nd i m not hooked up and all..just enjoys and appreciate gud movies by gr8 people..nyway wish to keep in touch with movie lovers like u ..wer r u frm?..got fb account?..or any other?

zeinabqureshi (2010-05-10)

@rijup4u: ~
First of all, study well while you're at it...you might rue it later (!) if you mess up badly. Then again, have your fun, and it's a good thing not to get hooked on films...they don't make good movies as they used to, it's degenerated to spectacle. It holds you in thrall in the theatre, but the moment you leave it, you're back in your life again and it's a different world. At least you watch something other than the trash most Indians watch (and prefer to watch) all the time.
Best of luck...by the by, what's an "fb" account?

rijup4u (2010-05-15)

yeah ..here most of the movies r trash...but ther r sum gr8 ones too...fb means facebook...i wish 2 keep in contact with u...so got any social network site accounts.?

unicorn27 (2010-05-15)

I watched A Hundred Nails at a film festival yesterday. Although I didn't like the theme, I loved the way the movie was made.
Thank-you for this torrent, I hope I like it better.
I'm Indian by the way, and there are quite a few people who watch movies other than the usual Indian Thrash.
Under other circumstances I would have agreed with you, and exclaimed even louder about how trashy Indian movies are, but judging from your list of torrents, I hope that you watch a few well made Indian movies before passing such a verdict.

zeinabqureshi (2011-02-13)

@unicorn27,
I really don't have access to that many *good* Indian films...but your criticism sticks as you have a point. There was a time I was hopeful about India...not any more. There's too much Hollywood here, or Hollywood 'wannabe' intentions, so it has effectively put alternative cinema to rest. It's years since Benegal made a film, just to quote one example...and it's a shame that directors like Anand Patwardhan are hardly known outside academia...still, I can understand the meaning of having hope...as for me, there are none. Many thanks for commenting, by the way.

Kosyenka (2011-09-06)

Thank you for this upload...I watcehed the moovie years ago...few days ago something reminded me of it - thank's again for providing...

Kosyenka (2011-09-06)

Thank you for this upload...watched the moovie years ago and few days ago had a desire to watch it again, on my own, a privilege wich I now can enjoy...by the way, I see you have lots of realy valuable titles...ever watched Fasbinder, Wenders, Almodovar?

zeinabqureshi (2011-10-11)

@Kosyenka,
Thanks for downloading, and thanks again for your appreciation.
Yea, watched my bit of Fassbinder, Wenders. Almodovoar doesn't quite belong to that company, he's in the habit of turning out trash for impressing girls. Especially the Cruz. Apart from him, the other two made excellent movies. Wenders is one of my favourites, love his movies though I'd never watch them again!