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The Legend of the Holy Drinker
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
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THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER

La leggenda del santo bevitore

Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Italy, France, 1988
Drama

Synopsis

A tramp, haunted by a criminal past, is offered 200 francs by a stranger with one request, that when he can afford it, he return the sum to a chapel. The derelict rejoins a world he no longer knew, finding work, sleeping in beds or dining out with women. But he gets distracted from his obligation.

Synopsis

A tramp, haunted by a criminal past, is offered 200 francs by a stranger with one request, that when he can afford it, he return the sum to a chapel. The derelict rejoins a world he no longer knew, finding work, sleeping in beds or dining out with women. But he gets distracted from his obligation.