Cast
Raz Degan
Credits
Written by: 
Ermanno Olmi
Plot
A professor nails a hundred books to the floor and leaves.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ermanno Olmi's late fable has a professor nailing hundreds of rare books to the floor and retreating to a riverside village. Raz Degan is serene in a gentle, pastoral and sometimes naive parable about wisdom, faith and living simply.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (799 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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