The Crush (1967)

Release Date: 1967-02-16
Runtime: 0h 50min
Production Company: RAI
Production Country: Italy
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Writer: Ermanno Olmi

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.