The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Year: 1988

Runtime: 128 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Ermanno Olmi

Drama

Andreas Kartak, a destitute man who sleeps beneath Paris’s bridges, receives a 200‑franc loan from a stranger on the condition that he’ll repay it to a nearby church when he’s able. Despite his fierce resolve to settle the debt, his chronic alcoholism and a string of misfortunes repeatedly thwart his efforts, forcing him to confront the harsh realities of his life.

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