Il Tempo si è fermato -- Ermanno Olmi (1959) "A largely unheralded director, Olmi is known for his simple technical style and concern for the issues facing working people have made his films poetic insights into human strength and integrity. Olmi's parents were peasants who moved to the city to find jobs. For several years, his mother worked for the Edison-Volta company, where Olmi landed his first job as a clerk. Through his participation in company theater and film events, he was eventually put in charge of Edison's film department. Over a period of seven years he was involved in the production of over 40 films at Edison-Volta, mainly industrial documentaries and docudramas. Olmi's final film for Edison, "Il Tempo si e Fermato" (1959), ostensibly about the building of a dam in the Alps, is really a story of the relationship that develops between an aging watchman and his student assistant. Olmi's ability to portray subtle actions revealing deeper personal significance was first evident here. With "Il Tempo si e Fermato"'s success, Olmi quit Edison to devote himself to theatrical filmmaking. In Milan he helped form an independent film cooperative known as "The Twenty-Four Horses," which provided financial assistance for his first independent effort, "Il Posto" (1961). but that's another story." "A little known masterpiece and Olmi's first feature, the film takes place in the snowy mountains of northern Italy, where a tough old-timer of a guard and a fresh-faced young ...
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