The Crush

Romance · 1967

Broadcast on RAI television in 1967, this charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush on a girl reveals director Ermanno Olmi’s love and respect for the dilemmas of everyday people, along with an early example of the kind of stylistic and narrative experimentation seen in his later work.

Starring

Ermanno Olmi, Luciano Piergiovanni, Ermanno Olmi, Giovanna Claudia Mongino, Roberto Seveso, Carla Colombo, Gaspare Palumbo

Director

Ermanno Olmi