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Another evening with Ermanno Olmi: I Fidanzati

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Victor Khomenko

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Olmi is without any doubt one of the greatest masters of quiet observations. Both Il Posto and I Fidanzati want you to abandon the daily rush and sit quetly, watch the simple people around you and learn to see the beauty in small gestures, sights, quetly spoken words... in humans.
There is much queit beauty in both films, and one should better be prepared to forget about big fast world outside the windows, and get absorbed in thoughts and feelings. Not actions... feelings.
Both films deserve your strongest consideration. It is little wonder that Olmi did not get more recongition in this fast moving world.
If I had to keep just one of these two masterpieces it would probably be the Il Posto... but then this impression just might change tomorrow...

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Re: Another evening with Ermanno Olmi: I Fidanzati - The Duke 11:36:58 01/14/05 (1)
I saw both these Olmi films just recently on Criterion DVD's. Had orginally seen them in the late 70's at Carnegie Hall Cinema in NYC.
What strikes me about these two films is their subtly stated condemnation of the way work has made into a brutalizing experience.Because of economic necessity, people will open themselves to all sorts of humilation. I think Olmi's point is it doesn't have to be so.
Instead of lecturing, he lets the obvious be seen. Perhaps, Olmi is quietly making a case case against capitalism?
- Re: Another evening with Ermanno Olmi: I Fidanzati - Victor Khomenko 13:12:29 01/14/05 (0)
  I think that points does come across fairly clearly, he does see the industry and capitalism as dehumanizing - and shows it that way, much more so in the Il Posto - the dreary room full of grey lifers locked in, what an awful prospect for the rest of your life! And a dream, at the same time - the dream of lifetime employment!
  I think it is incredible how those small and short works can actually tell us that much, and just ho they go about it.
Re: Another evening with Ermanno Olmi: I Fidanzati - patrickU 04:54:11 01/14/05 (0)
Well " Il Posto " is coming soon.....

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