One Hundred Nails
A provocative, anti-religious statement from Ermanno OlmiOne Hundred Nails
An act of outrageous vandalism in a library of rare religious books (one hundred spikes driven through priceless texts) is the intriguing starting point for this satirical, subtle, anti-religious allegory.
A disaffected theology professor, the supposed culprit of the crime, discards his past life and goes to live amongst a small village community that perches on the banks of the River Po. His entrance into this simple life has a galvanising and bewitching effect upon the villagers, but meanwhile the police are gradually hunting him down.
Presented to great acclaim at Cannes, and a major box office success in Italy, this is apparently Italian maestro Ermanno Olmi's final film. What a fitting way to bow out-this unusual, finely wrought and intelligent fable appropriately recalls and echoes his greatest work in films such as The Tree of Wooden Clogs.
Adrian Wootton
As People
Beautiful fourth film from this magical animator.
