So much of this movie is built around the reserved gestures and stolen glances of the lead character Domenico. We watch Domenico slowly wake up each day while his family wonders if he will pass the testing requirements that will enable him to land a job for life. Domenico's younger brother will be the one who gets to go to school, Domenico, it has been decided will be the one who must work. We see first off how this change in his life makes him somewhat ashamed to travel on the train with others who are going to school. All of this is accomplished with just a look of sadness and shame.
From there we see Domenico enter into the testing process. After entering into a crowded waiting room with all eyes staring through each who enter, Domenico shuffles into the crowd and away from the door and all of the watchful eyes. Every scene becomes another part of a larger process of self discovery.
Domenico falls in love with Antonietta, a girl who is also testing for a job. While having coffee on a lunch break, the girl shares her spoon with Domenico and goes so far as to stir his coffee, a scene that plays out not only as an innocent bonding experience, but as subtle sexual foreplay.
In Domenico's world we see him gradually climb the footstool of success, we see him smile a little bit more, we see his generosity to fellow employees and more than anything else, we see him discover where his journey for a job for life has led him.
Very powerful, very moving and very, very rewarding. One of the best films that shows the beauty of the unspoken subtleties of the human condition.10/10.
Clark Richards
From there we see Domenico enter into the testing process. After entering into a crowded waiting room with all eyes staring through each who enter, Domenico shuffles into the crowd and away from the door and all of the watchful eyes. Every scene becomes another part of a larger process of self discovery.
Domenico falls in love with Antonietta, a girl who is also testing for a job. While having coffee on a lunch break, the girl shares her spoon with Domenico and goes so far as to stir his coffee, a scene that plays out not only as an innocent bonding experience, but as subtle sexual foreplay.
In Domenico's world we see him gradually climb the footstool of success, we see him smile a little bit more, we see his generosity to fellow employees and more than anything else, we see him discover where his journey for a job for life has led him.
Very powerful, very moving and very, very rewarding. One of the best films that shows the beauty of the unspoken subtleties of the human condition.10/10.
Clark Richards