Vote on this title
Click on a gene to vote or discover related titles.
-
Mood:
- GloomyAtmosphericBleakContemplativeSincereStylized
-
Plot:
- Coming of AgeBoss and EmployeeWorkplace SituationsDull LifeMind and SoulUnfulfillmentWorkplaceYouth more...
-
Genres:
- DramaForeignNeo realism
-
Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
-
Place:
- EuropeItalyOffice
-
Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedPrestigious AwardsVenice Festival Winner
-
Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
-
Look:
- B&W
Does this gene fit Il Posto?
Find it on:
| IMDb | |
| Rotten Tomatoes |
Il Posto, 1961
Italian
Italy
Profile of Il Posto
The mood of Il Posto is gloomy, bleak, and contemplative. The plot centers around a humdrum life, bosses and employees, and workplace situations. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, Il Posto is neo-realist. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Il Posto takes place, at least partly, in an office. The setting is Italy. It happens in the 1960s. Visually, Il Posto is black and white. The movie is known for being a Venice Festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Il Posto
Domenico (Sandro Panseri) has migrated from his tiny Italian village to Milan. Here in the city, he has become little more than a number as he lands an entry level position with a company whose anonymity is matched only by that of Domenico's own status within Milan. The job seems to offer no opportunity and the bureaucratic system the young laborer has to deal with is nothing less than Kafka-esque. The quiet country transplant finds solace in a coworker, the beautifully sweet Antonietta (Loredana Detto), as the power of human connections triumphs over the cold atmosphere of the faceless modern business world.
Italian director Ermanno Olmi's (TREE OF THE WOODEN CLOGS) 1961 film is a masterpiece of tender human emotion. The performance of Sandro Panseri is perfectly understated with a stone-faced innocence reminiscent of Buster Keaton. The coming of age comedy won major prizes at the Venice and London Festivals and has become a classic film of great socio-political importance.
Details
| Language: | Italian |
| Country: | Italy |
| Release date: | 22 October 1963 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
Cast and Crew
as Domenico Cantoni
as Antonietta Masetti
Photos
Clips
