Journey to Italy Series – Lombardy Il Posto
Thursday 7 March 2024
In Italian with English subtitles
Il Posto
Director : Ermanno Olmi
Cast: Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto, Corrado Aprile
Drama/1961/1h 33min/b/w
When young Domenico ventures from his small village 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. 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 and an example of Italian neorealism.
Venice Film Festival: Italian Film Critics Award, 1961.
David di Donatello Awards: Best Director, 1962.
Introduction and post screening discussion with Nick Walker.
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Nick Walker has worked in the film industry, wrote film articles for The Guardian, is a film lecturer, programmer and host of film salon events in London and Rochester. Nick has a Master’s Degree in Film Culture.