starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi.
Four families live round an ancient farm courtyard, surrounded by the golden Lombardy landscape. Taking their rhythm from the seasons, their lives are closely intertwined: the drama of a sick cow touches everyone. In this paradise the political unrest of the cities is unknown - but the price of staying there is high.
Ermanno Olmi's much-acclaimed, award-winning film contains many incidents remembered from his own childhood in a framework of harmony and tranquillity.
An Italian film with English subtitles (First showing on British television)
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