Il Posto (Ermanno Olmi, 1962)

Not many films observe the texture of the daily grind with such respect. But the most moving aspect is how Olmi pulls away from the central story of a young man's entry into the dehumanizing workforce (difficult to do since Sandro Panseri is such a dreamboat!) to meditate on the lives of secondary characters, rehumanizing them in the process. If a film has me rooting for the formation of a heterosexual couple, it's gotta be doing something right! Grade: A+.