The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978 · 187 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 8,332 VOTES · DIR. Ermanno Olmi
Overview
On a northern Italian farm, Batistì and his wife decide to send their son Minec to school, sacrificing his help in the fields but hoping to break the cycle of poverty in the family. But when Minec’s shoe breaks while walking for miles, Batisti puts the family’s future at risk to replace the clog.
Dialogue Timeline — 825 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:53 He's the kind of boy who should be studying.
00:12:24 Be careful you don't make holes in those sacks.
00:22:46 ls that water warm enough?
00:31:33 ''Haze around the moon, snow is coming soon''.
00:42:58 We'll have to think about paying the midwife soon.
00:50:36 l cared for it better than any Christian.
00:54:28 Grandpa, make the sparks fly!
00:59:02 Come here by the grain sacks
01:03:39 Not this too...
01:10:55 Fish!
01:15:46 Go tell Grandpa to come right away!
01:19:26 ln desperation, the people ran to the church to pray
01:24:33 Mama, Papa is...
01:32:58 Run quickly
01:42:48 How did you break your clog?
01:54:53 it's better to leave a bit of their own soil
01:59:04 He saw a woman in black nearby the church
02:06:03 He took a fright
02:11:10 They said the groom has to leave first
02:15:17 and remember that Heaven begins with the love
02:23:12 l think there are more fish holding fishing poles
02:33:33 The world is beautiful with them here inside
02:40:13 ''Beyond which time, the child may be kept''
02:44:21 l've never seen tomatoes at this time of year
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed825
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line02:44:21
Production Record
DirectorErmanno Olmi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes8,332