Eschews the neorealism of Il Posto in favor of a style more informed by the French New Wave - it almost plays like an Italian Rohmer or Truffaut short.

It's a variation on a theme from Il Posto, but good.

Makes a good companion piece to Il Posto, since it's another Olmi film that involves a young man being stood up on New Year's Eve. This one focuses exclusively on amore, however. It's a pretty insightful look at teenage crushes, and the experimental use of repetition is intriguing. The music, unfortunately, dates it rather badly.