Il posto
Il posto • 1h 37m
Directed by Ermanno Olmi • 1961 • Italy
Starring Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto
When young Domenico (Sandro Panseri) ventures from the small village of Meda to Milan in search of employment, he finds himself on the bottom rung of the bureaucratic ladder in a huge, faceless company. The prospects are daunting, but Domenico finds reason for hope in the fetching Antonietta (Loredana Detto). A tender coming-of-age story and a sharp observation of dehumanizing corporate enterprise, Ermanno Olmi’s IL POSTO (“The Job,” a.k.a. THE SOUND OF TRUMPETS) is a touching and hilarious tale of one young man’s stumbling entrance into the perils of modern adulthood.
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Reflecting Reality
Conducted in 2002, this interview features IL POSTO writer-director Ermanno Olmi reminiscing about the film and his career. Film critic (and occasional Olmi collaborator) Tullio Kezich also offers his thoughts.
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La cotta
Broadcast on RAI television in 1967, this charming featurette about a teenage boy’s first crush on a girl reveals director Ermanno Olmi’s love and respect for the dilemmas of everyday people, along with an early example of the kind of stylistic and narrative experimentation seen in his later work.
