Il Posto (Il posto)

- Domenico! - Let him sleep. Why wake him up?

You know how he is.

Then you tell him to do things properly.

He's no longer a child. He knows that too.

- Is there ham inside? - Yes.

Such a chance doesn't happen every day.

- Remind him of everything. - Do me a favor.

If you've time, go by the grocer. I'm out of oil.

- Which oil? - The one in cans.

- Alright. Bye. - Bye.

- Franco. - What is it?

Hurry. You still have to finish your homework.

- Come on! - Alright.

Every morning, the same old story.

With all the time you boys have during the day,

you always do things at the last minute.

Your father got upset yesterday.

One day he'll get tired of this.

- Where are my books? - Did you leave them in the kitchen?

Look at him. He doesn't even know where he puts his books.

Who told you to get my strap?

Put it back.

Don't try to trick me.

And don't shrug. Understand?

- What is it? - It's for the strap.

I gave it to him. Don't complain. You're not a child anymore.

What do you need a strap for? You'll have a job soon.

It's absurd!

They always argue, like cat and dog.

They don't even seem like brothers.

And the envelope? If you do this during the exam, it's bad news.

Your father reminded me.

Many people in your place would be happy.

If you get hired there, you'll have a steady job all your life.

Remember that.

- Do you have a handkerchief? - Yes.

- Is there enough money? - I don't know.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

You don't know? I gave you 1,000 Lira.

Yes, but I must eat too.

How much do expect to spend on food?

- Go to the dairy shop. - I don't know.

You've always gone to the dairy shop.

All those stories...

- Here, take it! - Forget it.

Franco, come here!

Give it to your brother. Tell him to bring me the change tonight.

- Don't be silly. - Why?

You are more sensitive than the others.

Do you go to a co-ed?

How fortunate! I've always gone to catholic schools.

Did you see the little boy who goes to school?

- Excuse me. - The boss!

- Good morning, sir. - Good morning.

- May I help you? - I came to...

- Fourth floor, Personnel Office. - For the exams.

- Fourth floor, Personnel Office. - Thank you.

Excuse me, where is the Assistance Office?

- What? - The office that helps the poor.

I went in, and he started yelling.

- That idiot! - And you?

I let him talk, and then I said,

"You are very rude."

"I'm not obliged to be your servant."

"It's not my job to get you sandwiches for a snack."

- "Understand?" - What did he answer?

- He didn't say a word. - Good for you.

Sir, if we don't bother you, we'll come by later.

- After the exam, let me know. - Of course.

- Excuse me if I disturbed you. - It's alright.

- If I can be useful, I'm glad. - Thank you.

- Again. - Ignazio, say goodbye.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye, son.

Thank you.

Come here.

Did you hear the engineer?

They'll surely hire him. He's got connections.

It doesn't mean anything. What matters is the exam.

If you don't pass the exam, they won't hire you.

Is it true that the most important exam is the psycho-technical one?

I don't know.

I already took it once, for my military service.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - I am a company representative.

I will follow you in these exams.

As you know, these tests

are meant to get a specific idea of your qualities.

The psycho-technical exam.

Don't worry.

They are very easy tests. You'll easily pass them.

I must check your names on the list.

Then the delivery man will hand out the exam sheets.

- Bernasconi Giuseppe. - Present.

- Bonfanti Attilio. - Present.

- Cantoni Domenico. - Present.

- Cappelli Guido. - Present.

- Cavallaro Elisabetta. - Present.

Colombo Carlo.

Colombo Carlo isn't here?

- Guacci Corrado. - Present.

- Anzoni Ignazio. - Present.

My son.

- Lo Cascio Attilio. - Present.

- Masetti Antonia. - Present.

- Monguzzi Arte... - Arteme.

With an "M". They made a mistake on the letter too.

We'll correct it. Noseda Filippo.

- Present. - Poletti Luciana. Ponzoni Ernesto.

- What's going on? - Exams.

Exams for what?

Exams for going to work.

That's fun!

Come and sit down.

Down there, too, spread out. There's lots of room.

Whoever wants can take their coat off.

On the desks you'll find sheets of paper and pencils.

The papers are stamped and can't be substituted.

If you make mistakes, you can go ahead and correct.

Math problem.

"From a copper wire roll

520 meters long..."

"520 meters..."

"Three quarters are cut."

"From what remains, four fifths

will be cut."

"How many centimeters of copper wire will be left?"

That's all.

Time, one hour.

Go ahead and begin.

- Here. - Already finished?

- Yes. - Good.

You can go to your place.

Everybody, time is up.

Hand over your work.

Pass that sheet.

You too, thank you.

You too.

It doesn't matter. Forget it.

Hand it over as it is.

Pasta with white sauce. I'll bring you water.

Do you want to eat? Come in the kitchen.

Serve that gentleman, please.

Here's the water.

Sit down. I'm coming.

Steak without pepper.

Rice with butter, pasta with butter, vegetable soup?

- Pasta with butter. - Steak, cheese, fried eggs?

- Fried eggs. - Mineral water, orange juice...

- Still water. - Alright.

- No, it's the gentleman's. - Pass the newspaper.

"He beats his old mother."

"Traces of blood on the stairs."

"He tries to kill his wife chasing her in the field,

waving an axe."

"Temperatures are slightly decreasing."

"Snow on the Alpine mountain chain."

"Fog in Val Padana."

Hi. I took the exam too.

Hi.

Goodbye.

They told us to go at 3 p.m.

- We should get there a bit early. - Yes.

- Are you from outside Milan too? - No. Why?

- You ate in the dairy shop. - I'm alone at home. My mom works.

- The food isn't bad there. - No...

You know what?

Smell.

Don't you smell anything?

The smell of fried food!

Maybe because we ate in the kitchen.

- No, it's the dairy shop. Want some? - A little.

Just a drop. It's essence.

- Why there? - It goes directly into my nose.

Come on, silly!

Now you smell like a girl.

- What was your answer? - 24.

Me too.

- It wasn't difficult. - Not one bit.

Did you see the man near the window?

- The one with the raincoat? - Poor thing!

He couldn't remember the equivalence.

Right! He was married. Did you see?

He had a wedding band.

- Did you go to secretarial school? - No, middle school.

I wanted to study languages, but then I got tired of it.

A woman sooner or later, gets married, and that's it.

I like these with lots of buttons, straps....

I like all sporty looking stuff.

If I get a job, I'll buy a motorcycle

together with my dad.

He has a scooter now,

but if we get one, we'll get a 150.

- Do you know how to ride it? - Yes, I drive my dad's scooter.

A scooter is different than a 150. Maybe you've a scooter with pedals!

What salary they'll give us?

- I don't know. - How much would you like to get?

I'd like, if I could...

If you could... If you could, a million.

With 35.000 lira a month I'd be happy. It's my first job.

My father says that in these big companies