Synopsis
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 is a touching and hilarious tale of one young man’s stumbling entrance into the perils of modern adulthood.
Cast
| Antonietta (Magali) | Loredana Detto |
| Domenico | Sandro Panseri |
Credits
| Director | Ermanno Olmi |
| Screenplay | Ermanno Olmi |
| Art director | Ettore Lombardi |
| Production manager | Alberto Soffientini |
| Photography | Lamberto Caimi |
| Editing | Carla Colombo |
| Production supervisor | Attilio Torricelli |
| Sound | Giuseppe Donato |
Disc Features
- New high-definition digital transfer
- Rare deleted scene
- Reflecting Reality, a new interview with filmmaker Ermanno Olmi and film critic/historian (and occasional Olmi collaborator) Tullio Kezich
- La cotta (The Crush), Olmi’s 1967 short about a young boy’s first love
- Theatrical trailer
- Restoration demonstration
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- PLUS: a new essay by critic Kent Jones
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