Director ermanno olmi walks the line between fantasy and reality, grounding andreas. Rutger hauer plays an alcoholic derelict who comes into a large sum of money. The legend of the holy drinker quotes showing 1 3 of 3 so they bring our poor andreas into the vestry, and unfortunately hes no longer capable of speech, all he can do is reach for the left inside pocket of his jacket where he has the money he owes the little creditress, and he says. 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.
Adapted from the novella by joseph roth, the film tells the story of andreas kartack, a homeless man living under the bridges of paris. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 the movie database. Italian director ermanno olmi serves up another tale of dignity amongst the rabble in legend of the holy drinker. Winner of the prestigious golden lion award at the venice film festival, the legend of the holy drinker is another classic from the great italian director ermanno olmi il posto, the tree of wooden clogs. It is a very quick read but is enjoyable and meaningful, particularly in its exploration of the theme of the spiritual vs natural world. An alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to saint therese in the cathedral. The legend of the holy drinker by pamadice youtube. The legend of the holy drinker dual format arrow films.
The legend of the holy drinker 1988 long bar scene. On the haunting, humanistic films of ermanno olmi the spool. It tells the story of a homeless alcoholic, andreas, who wants to return money he has borrowed, but fails because he spends all of his money on alcohol. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 with rutger hauer. Keep walking 1983 is a threehour pilgrimage toward the birth of christ, as a man gathers.
It tells the story of a drunken homeless man played by rutger hauer in paris who is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Though his benefactor is a human stranger, hauer attributes his windfall to santo bevitor, or the saint of drunkards. Not rated 2h 8min drama 2 september 1988 italy an alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to saint therese in the cathedral. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 british board of. Inspired by the movie and the joseph roth story of the same name. Rather than advance a thesis about what constitutes an authentic or orthodox catholic film, im hoping that you, the reader, will discover on this list some films that will. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 movie moviefone. The legend of the holy drinker is a 1939 novella by austrian writer joseph roth, published. Best movies like the legend of the holy drinker bestsimilar.
A beautifully sad dramatic allegory with a perfect performance by rutger hauer, the legend of the holy drinker is a great discovery that until now has gone unnoticed in north america. Sex there are references throughout to the main character having sexual relations with various women, portrayed discreetly or implied by morning after shots. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 arrow academy blu. Legend of the holy drinker dvd disc only arrow video. The legend of the holy drinker directed by ermanno olmi wins golden lion. The legend of the holy drinker is visually superb and we should expect nothing less from an olmi picture but it is also very dry, very dull and very unevenly acted.
A brilliant and almost wordless climactic scene from ermanno olmis golden lion winning 1988 film the legend of the holy drinker. Aug 29 ussr launches 3 cosmonauts valery polyakav, 1 afghan to station mir. The derelict rejoins a world he no longer knew, finding work, sleeping in beds or dining out with women. The tv series deadwood 20032005 is one of the few works of art since to duplicate its. Venice film festival winner legend of the holy drinker 1988.
The legend of the holy drinker 1988 directed by ermanno. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 ermanno olmi, rutger. The legend of the holy drinker is a drama, from 1988, in which an alcoholic is given a large sum of money with the condition that he pays it back to the local church when he can afford to. His major artistic triumph came in ermanno olmis italian production the legend of the holy drinker 1988. Pwashington, dc catholic online as with my list of catholic novels, i am not following any rigid theory of the catholic film in making these recommendations. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 a distinguished gentleman anthony quayle gives an alcoholic derelict rutger hauer a large sum of money. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 directed by ermanno olmi. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 blind fury 1989 the blood of heroes 1989 past midnight 1991 wedlock 1991 split second 1992 beyond justice 1992 buffy the vampire slayer 1992 blind side 1993 voyage 1993 final flight 1994 surviving the game 1994 fatherland 1994 mr. The legend of the holy drinker 1988 bluray 1080p yts yify. The legend of the holy drinker was a bit of a departure for him, in that he was using wellknown actors in a very literary story. Aug 31 5day power blackout of downtown seattle begins.
So begins ermanno olmis 1988 golden lionwinning classic. Director ermanno olmis the legend of the holy drinker 1988 starring rutger hauer will be available on bluray from arrow academy september 26th winner of the prestigious golden lion award at the venice film festival, the legend of the holy drinkerr is another classic from the great italian director ermanno olmi il posto, the tree of wooden clogs. A tramp, haunted by a criminal past, is offered 200 francs by a stranger with one request, that when he can afford it, he return the sum to a chapel. The legend of the holy drinker 1988, directed by ermanno. Set in paris between the wars the story is about an alcoholic tramp by the name of. The legend of the holy drinker is a quality short story about a homeless drunk in paris who has a number of miraculous encounters over the course of several days. My least favorite of the ermanno olmi films ive seen. The legend of the holy drinker by joseph roth, 9781847086181, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Legend of the holy drinker, the mvd entertainment group. In 1988 a film adaptation with the books title by ermanno olmi premiered at the venice. Just released by arrow academy, this film was previously unavailable on video, although for many years ive owned an italian dvd, which i kept as a treasure. Though the film is filled with recognizable actors, such as rutger hauer and. Genres drama director ermanno olmi starring rutger hauer, anthony quayle, sandrine dumas. The film won the golden lion at the 45th venice film festival.
The legend of the holy drinker is a 1988 italian film written and directed by ermanno olmi. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. The legend of the holy drinker is a striking yet somewhat inscrutable movie, simultaneously bursting with richly rewarding material, while also holding off on the kinds of details that viewers would use to form a more traditional sense of meaning or intent. Watch the legend of the holy drinker now on your favorite device. The legend of the holy drinker is a short novella written by the iconic austrianjewish author and journalist joseph roth, best known for his seminal work, the radetzky march.