I Fidanzati

Un operaio milanese si trasferisce in Sicilia per lavoro. La malinconia ed il senso di solitudine e straniamento sono per lui insostenibili.

Director Approved Special Edition

Ermanno Olmi's masterful follow up to Il Posto is the tender story of two Milanese fiances whose strained relationship is tested when the man accepts a new job in Sicily. With the separation come loneliness, nostalgia, and perhaps, some new perspective to rejuvenate their love. Olmi's deep humanism charges this moving depiction of ordinary men and women, and the pitfalls of the human heart.


Overview
Ermanno Olmi's romantic film I Fidanzati (The Finances) gets a typically excellent release from Criterion. The film is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The Italian soundtrack is rendered in Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include an interview with the director, an essay written by film historian and critic Kent Jones, and the original theatrical trailer. This film has never looked as good on home video.