Il Posto [1961], with one moving exception, proceeds in a straight line, while I Fidanzati keeps slipping into the past tense.[…]
While many directors were trying their hands at fractured temporal structures in the same way that one might try on a new coat, Olmi employs it to convey something very precise—longing.
— Kent Jones (Criterion)
Synopsis: A young man has a renewed interest in his girlfriend when he takes a job that separates the two.