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Il Posto (1961)
Directed by Ermanno Olmi
Drama · 1h 38m
With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A lack of options forces him to take a position as a messenger at a big company, where he hopes to receive a promotion soon. There, Domenico meets Antonietta, a young woman in a similar situation as himself. The two form a tentative relationship, but the soulless nature of their jobs threatens to keep them apart.
Cast
Loredana Detto
Antonietta Masetti
Sandro Panseri
Domenico Cantoni
C
Corrado Aprile
Bit Part (uncredited)
G
Guido Chiti
Bit Part (uncredited)
Tullio Kezich
Psychologist (uncredited)
B
Bice Melegari
Bit Part (uncredited)
M
Mara Revel
Domenico's Senior Fellow Colleague (uncredited)
Guido Spadea
Portioli (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Ermanno Olmi
- Writer
- Ermanno Olmi, Ettore Lombardo
- Director of Photography
- Lamberto Caimi
- Original Music Composer
- Pier Emilio Bassi
- Editor
- Carla Colombo
- Producer
- Alberto Soffientini
Details
- Original title
- Il posto
- Release date
- 1961-09-21
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- 24 Horses, Titanus