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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 (Loreda...

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Other Authors: Panseri, Sandro (Actor), Detto, Loredana (Actor), Caimi, Lamberto (director of photography.), Barbieri, Roberto (director of photography.), Bassi, Pier Emilio (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Italian dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [Italy] : Titanus, 1961.
Subjects:
Teenage boys > Italy > Conduct of life > Drama.
Teenage boys > Employment > Italy > Drama.
Young men > Italy > Drama.
Corporate culture > Italy > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Italy > Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (93 min.. 43 sec.)) : sound, black and white
Awards:Winner, Venice Film Festival, 1961 (Award of the City of Imola, OCIC Award, Parallel Sections).
Winner, British Film Institute Awards, 1961 (Sutherland Trophy).
Production Credits:Cinematography, Roberto Barbieri, Lamberto Caimi ; editor, Carla Colombo ; music, Pier Emilio Bassi ; production designer, Ettore Lombardi.