Italy / Aug 01, 1959 / Venice Film Festival
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Two middle-aged men work as caretakers on an isolated dam construction site high in the snow-capped Italian Alps. When one of them leaves for the valley to spend Christmas vacation with his family he is temporarily replaced with an adolescent boy. The other man is both annoyed and intrigued by the boy and his habits: he listens to loud music, sleeps too long in the mornings and doesn't drink any alcohol. They barely speak to one another in the first couple of days. But when an avalanche cuts their small hut from electricity they slowly start growing more fond of each other.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il tempo si è fermato |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 22 Dicembre, Edisonvolta |
| Release date | 6 aprile 1960 |
| Production | Alberto Soffientini |
| Writer | Ermanno Olmi |
| Editing | Carla Colombo |
| Cinematography | Carlo Bellero, Lamberto Caimi, Giancarlo Pizzirani, Roberto Barbieri |
| Assistant directors | Dino Partesano, Oliviero Sandrini, Ermanno Olmi |
| Camera operators | Lamberto Caimi, Giancarlo Pizzirani, Roberto Barbieri, Carlo Bellero |
| Additional photography | Lamberto Caimi, Giancarlo Pizzirani, Roberto Barbieri, Carlo Bellero |
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Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Apr 01, 2005 / Febio Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Sep 27, 1982 / Italian Film Society of Rhode Island
Theatrical release
Italy / Apr 06, 1960 / Milan
TV
Germany / Dec 06, 1966 / West Germany
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