Il posto (1961)

Director:

Ermanno Olmi

Writers:

Ettore Lombardo (writer)
Ermanno Olmi (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 1962 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Domenico and Antonietta are two suburban Italian youths who meet while seeking "a job for life" from a big city corporation...

Plot Keywords:

Desk | Job | Clerk | Boy | Interview

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Loredana Detto	...	Antonietta Masetti
Sandro Panseri	...	Domenico Cantoni

Also Known As:

Due fermate a piedi (Italy) (working title)
The Job
The Sound of Trumpets

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:T | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Meda, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

24 Horses

Trivia:

Director Ermanno Olmi went on to marry the female lead, Loredana Detto. She never made another film.

A precise, highly-personal and thoroughly engaging film with a natural, humanistic sensitivity very rare in movies.

Olmi delivers a involving study of one young man's initiation into the corporate structure. The lifelike ambiance and natural tone of the picture are remarkable, and the emotions it generates universal. It's hard watching the final images and not hoping for the protagonist's escape from the reality of his situation. A Criterion DVD edition excellently revives this important work from renowned Italian director, Ermanno Olmi. Simply stunning!