2007 · drama · faith · philosophy
One Hundred Nails
Directed by Ermanno Olmi1h 32m2007
An Italian professor seeks refuge in the quiet, peaceful ruins of an old building.
Our read: One Hundred Nails (2007) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive drama · faith · philosophy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama / faith, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- slow-burn
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