Ermanno Olmi, the Italian director who won both the Cannes Palme d’Or and the Venice Golden Lion, has died aged 86.
Olmi died in hospital in Asiago, near Vincenza; no cause of death has been confirmed but Olmi had been ill for some time.
Olmi was given a lifetime achievement Honorary Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice film festival.
In what became a lifelong commitment to absolute realism, Olmi used non-actors in the lead roles.
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