Il Posto

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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka "The Job" or "The Sound of Trumpets")

directed by Ermanno Olmi
Italy 1961

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.

Theatrical release: October 15th, 1961- Italy

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DVD REVIEW: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from: Released on Blu-ray with *I Fidanzati* by Radiance in January 2025:
Distribution	Criterion Collection Spine # 194 Region 0 - NTSC
(click titles for DVDBeaver reviews) This edition (without any extras) is also available in The Essential Art House - 50 Years of Janus Films - a 50-disc celebration of international films collected under the auspices of the groundbreaking theatrical distributor. It contains Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ashes And Diamonds (1958), L'avventura (1960), Ballad Of A Soldier (1959), Beauty And The Beast (1946), Black Orpheus (1959), Brief Encounter (1945), The Fallen Idol (1948), Fires On The Plain (1959), Fists In The Pocket (1965), Floating Weeds (1959), Forbidden Games (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Grand Illusion (1937), Häxan (1922), Ikiru (1952), The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952), Ivan The Terrible, Part II (1958), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Jules And Jim (1962), Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949), Knife In The Water (1962), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), Loves Of A Blonde (1965), M (1931), M. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Pandora's Box (1929), Pépé Le Moko (1937), Il Posto (1961), Pygmalion (1938), Rashomon (1950), Richard III (1955), The Rules Of The Game (1939), Seven Samurai (1954), The Seventh Seal (1957), The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973), La Strada (1954), Summertime (1955), The Third Man (1949), The 39 Steps (1935), Ugetsu (1953), Umberto D. (1952), The Virgin Spring (1960), Viridiana (1961), The Wages Of Fear (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Wild Strawberries (1957), Three Documentaries By Saul J. Turell plus the hardcover, full color 240-page book.
Runtime	1:33:03
Video	1.37:1.00 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.19 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
Bitrate:
Audio	Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Home Vision Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.37:1 Edition Details: • Black & White • Theatrical trailer (3:13) • New digital transfer and improved subtitle translation • Rare deleted scene (3:53) • Reflecting Reality, a new interview with the director Ermanno Olmi (19:16) • La Cotta, Olmi's 1967 short (49:07) • Restoration demonstration (4:31) • New essay by critic Kent Jones (4 pages) DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003 Keep Case Chapters: 17	Edition Details: Writing credits Ettore Lombardo Ermanno Olmi Cast Loredana Detto .... Antonietta Masetti Tullio Kezich .... Psychologist Sandro Panseri .... Domenico Cantoni Mara Revel .... Old Woman Produced by Alberto Soffientini .... producer Original Music by Pier Emilio Bassi Cinematography by Roberto Barbieri Lamberto Caimi

Comments:

What a wonderful humorous and warm film... and marvelous DVD. Criterion have restored this image to perfection and included a host of fabulous Extra Features that cause further appreciation of the film. I am very high on this disc and encourage you to buy it soon.