The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

Original title

La leggenda del santo bevitore

Directed by

Ermanno Olmi

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

TP

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A homeless man living under a bridge in Paris is given money by a stranger who asks him to repay it when he can. The man struggles to use the money meaningfully while dealing with his drinking and the temptations of the city.

contemplativegentlemelancholicslow-pacedatmosphericpoeticmoralquiet

What happens

The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Italian: La leggenda del santo bevitore) is a 1988 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film won the Golden Lion at the 45th Venice Film Festival. It also won four David di Donatello Awards (for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing) and two Silver Ribbons (for Best Director and Best Screenplay). The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It is based on the 1939 novella of the same name by the Austrian novelist Joseph Roth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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