Thursday, August 27, 2026

Ermanno Olmi, Il Posto (1961)

 






A true masterpiece by Ermanno Olmi,
a Robert Walser - Franz Kafka World

Filmed in a daring style,
une marriage étrange:
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, 
Jacques Tati, Roberto Rossellini, 
Pierre Etaix.


.... how it meanders suprisingly tenderly
into minimalism finally.