The Postman
– Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to..
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
22 Mar 1996
Italian, Spanish
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Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Antonio Skármeta (novel), Furio Scarpelli (story), Giacomo Scarpelli (story), Anna Pavignano (screenplay), Michael Radford (screenplay), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay), Giacomo Scarpelli (screenplay), Massimo Troisi (screenplay)
Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa
Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island for political reasons. On the island, the unemployed son of a poor fisherman is hired as an extra postman due to the huge increase in mail that this causes. Il Postino is to hand-deliver the celebrity's mail to him. Though poorly educated, the postman learns to love poetry and eventually befriends Neruda. Struggling to grow and express himself more fully, he suddenly falls in love and needs Neruda's help and guidance more than ever.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 29 wins & 17 nominations.
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