Il Posto (1961) is an Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi.
The film tells the story of Domenico, a young man applying for a job at a big city corporation. He goes through a bizarre series of exams, physical tests and interviews before landing a job in the typing pool in a process that gradually strips him of his individuality. The film, shot in Milan, is in part a satire on Italy's "economic miracle."
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Il Posto
Film
Directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931) is a renowned Italian film director.
Olmi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo, Lombardy. He is married to Loredana Detto, who played Antonietta Masetti in Il Posto.
Olmi's films fit into the artistic mold of Italian neorealism, though Olmi would argue (and...
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- 93 min (56 hs )
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Sutherland Trophy Winners
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965