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Il Posto

Drama

Il Posto

7.7(184) 9/21/1961 1h 38m
Drama

With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A lack of options forces him to take a position as a messenger at a big company, where he hopes to receive a promotion soon. There, Domenico meets Antonietta, a young woman in a similar situation as himself. The two form a tentative relationship, but the soulless nature of their jobs threatens to keep them apart.

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Top Cast

Loredana Detto

Loredana Detto

Antonietta Masetti

Sandro Panseri

Sandro Panseri

Domenico Cantoni

CA

Corrado Aprile

Bit Part (uncredited)

GC

Guido Chiti

Bit Part (uncredited)

Tullio Kezich

Tullio Kezich

Psychologist (uncredited)

BM

Bice Melegari

Bit Part (uncredited)

MR

Mara Revel

Domenico's Senior Fellow Colleague (uncredited)

Guido Spadea

Guido Spadea

Portioli (uncredited)

Directed by

Ermanno Olmi

Production

Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/10

8/18/2025

If you’ve ever worked in a mundane, repetitive, environment then this will probably resonate quite effectively - especially if there were a collection of interviews, mental and physical acuity tests and some examinations requiring passing before you even got through the front door (and to the awaiting, grumpy, commissionaire!). Well “Domenico” (Sandro Panseri) concludes that his suburban life will amount to nothing unless he gets one of their “jobs for life” and so heads to the city where he meets the similarly focused “Antonietta” (Loredana Detto). They do like each other, but are placed in different departments, work on different shifts, and despite his determination - even in the torrential rain - to meet her again, what chance they will ever be able to find time to be alone and maybe b

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