Il Postino (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 25 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Synopsis: Chilean poet Pablo Neruda has been exiled from his native land and is now residing on one of Italy's small and charming islands. It is there that he meets Mario, a simple man with a simple mind, whom Pablo hires as his personal mailman. Although Pablo is initially cold towards Mario, the two... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Linda Moretti, Renato Scarpa
Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli
Story: Antonio Skarmeta
Screenwriter: Massimo Troisi
Composer: Luis Bacalov
Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele
Screenwriter: Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli
Story: Antonio Skarmeta
Screenwriter: Massimo Troisi
Composer: Luis Bacalov
Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele
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A mildly charming fable, about an Italian postman who eins the heart of a local girl through the heartfelt poetry of a legendary port, the film became cause celebre when star Massimo Troisi died one day after the shoot was over.
10/05/06
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06/24/06
Works on so many different levels--as a tribute to the power and beauty of poetry; as a tale of brotherhood; and as a charmingly quirky romance.
01/02/04
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