La leggenda del santo bevitore

La leggenda del santo bevitore (literally “The legend of the holy drinker”) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. 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; the film depicts the man’s constant frustrations as he attempts to do so. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It is based on the 1939 novella by the Austrian novelist, Joseph Roth.

Casts: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon, Sophie Segalen, Jean-Maurice Chanet, Cu00e9cile Paoli, Francesco Aldighieri, Joseph De Medina, Franu00e7oise Pinkwasser, Josu00e9phine Lecaille
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Countrys: Italy,France

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8.1 1,261 1988-09-01 127