I am an Olmi fan and consider his later work "The Tree of Wooden Clogs" to be one of my top 10 films of all time.
By comparison, "Il posto" is a minor work of Olmi. Yet it has certain common factors that can be found in most Olmi films--the love for the offspring from the parents, the blooming love of first time lovers, and an honest portrayal of lower middle class Italy. In most Olmi films there is a good dose of Catholicism but in this work it is restrained to a few references.
The end sequence is however remarkable. The film ends with the clackety-clack sound of a stencil copier and no music. It is preceded by a significant and quixotic movement of clerks from one desk to another. Olmi communicates so much to the viewer without a word spoken. This will remain a great end sequence for me.
By comparison, "Il posto" is a minor work of Olmi. Yet it has certain common factors that can be found in most Olmi films--the love for the offspring from the parents, the blooming love of first time lovers, and an honest portrayal of lower middle class Italy. In most Olmi films there is a good dose of Catholicism but in this work it is restrained to a few references.
The end sequence is however remarkable. The film ends with the clackety-clack sound of a stencil copier and no music. It is preceded by a significant and quixotic movement of clerks from one desk to another. Olmi communicates so much to the viewer without a word spoken. This will remain a great end sequence for me.