Il posto
Original title: The Sound of Trumpets · Turkish title: İş
1961 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by 
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno OlmiCast
Sandro Panzeri Loredana Detto Tullio Kezich
Credits
Cinematography: 
Lamberto Caimi
Music: Pier Emilio Bassi
Produced by: Alberto Soffientini
Plot
A teenager from a poor family in Milan applies for a job in a big company and gets used to the monotony of office life.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ermanno Olmi's gentle drama follows a teenage boy entering the monotony of a corporate office job. Delicate and observational, with non-professional actors, it is a tender, comic and quietly sad portrait of modern work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (7,895 votes)
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