Il Posto (The Criterion Collection)
by Ermanno Olmi
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Actor: Loredana Detto, Mara Revel, Sandro Panseri, Tullio KezichDirector: Ermanno Olmi
Brand: PANSERI,SANDRO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of Il Posto (The Criterion Collection)
Movie Review: Sweet, innocent and CLEAN!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a sweet, innocent film about a young man who gets a job in a huge corporation. We see the laborious and unorthodox process he undergoes to get the job in the administration department, first as a messenger, then to clerk. It is a clean movie with absolutely no offensive language or situations.
In 1961 director Ermanno Olmi made a film that reflected his reality when he was a young man in the corporate world at Edison Company. The premise of the cold and faceless corporate world is that if you get a job there, you have it for life. He said that people in these huge companies lived in their own world, ate there, and didn't do much but go home and come back the next morning, They were separate from the rest of the world, met their loved ones, had affairs, etc. It was a community where much of an outside world didn't exist to them.
The movie is rather unconventional, but it has its tender and humorous moments. There is no invasive soundtrack and the only music comes from specific surroundings.
Domenico, meek and mild mannered, lives with his brother and parents. They encourage to land the corporate job, knowing that once in, he is guaranteed a job for life. During the weird hiring process, he innocently befriends a young woman. We never see the two intimate and their relationship is a backdrop to his pursuit in the company. We don't know what happens afterwards.
He is introduced to the corporate New Year's party where he attends alone looking for his special friend and then just gives in to the fun. Today, we still view this as the same corporate party we might attend today.
Special features in this DVD is commentary from the director who details how this movie reflected his life, his use of genuine characters and actual locations. Included are another short film about school boy's crush and about 10 minutes on the restoration process.
With the restoration, the movie is sharp, crisp although sometimes subtitles prove difficult to read. This is movie is unique and entertaining and most of all it is clean!....Rizzp
Summary of Il Posto (The Criterion Collection)
A teenager comes to the big city to work and finds himself at the bottom of the hierarchy in a large company.Genre: Foreign Film - Italian
Rating: UN
Release Date: 24-JUN-2003
Media Type: DVD
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