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Il Postino
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305291404
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305291403
Label: Miramax
Languages: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrench (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Miramax
MPN: D15861D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 14, 2000
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Italian star and filmmaker Massimo Troisi was dying of heart failure even before this film, his dream project, began production, and he prevailed upon British director Michael Radford (White Mischief) to see him and the film through to the end. (The 40-year-old Troisi, a beloved comic actor in Italy, died the day production wrapped.) Based on true events, Troisi plays a shy postman who strikes up an unlikely friendship with exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret). Through Neruda's example and tutelage, the hero learns to think of his Italian fishing village in lyrical terms, as well as how to talk to women and even find the strength to take his political stands. Sweet as it is, the film finally pushes beyond its charming borders to become an even more complex and poignant story about the pain of growing into one's destiny. --Tom Keogh
Cheered by critics and audiences everywhere, IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN) is the record-breaking Academy Award(R)-winning (Best Dramatic Score, 1995) romantic comedy that delivers heartfelt laughs! Mario is a bumbling mailman who's madly in love with the most beautiful woman in town ... and who's too shy to tell her how he feels. But when a world-famous poet -- Pablo Neruda -- moves into town, Mario is inspired. With Neruda's help, he finds the right words to win the woman's heart! This unforgettably funny comedy proves that passion ... with some artful deception ... can win the most improbable love!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Poignant and nostalgic film
Il postino is the film adaption from the novel of Chilean author Antonio Skármeta. the Basic plot is almost identical. Apart from the fact that in the movie Mario is 30 year old Italian rather than 18 year old Chilean boy who worships Nobel lauterate poet Pablo Neruda.
Due to the change of background, the movie is almost non-political in comparison to the novel that describs the advent of horrible dictatorship of Pinochet. Although there are a couple scenes that remotely criticize ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Foreign Film
IF you like foreign films then you may find that sometimes they can be hit or miss. This whimsical film will not disappoint. It truly does belong in the collectors series and should be owned by all who treasure excellent foreign films.
Rating: - Exquisite movie
I love this movie. I love it from beginning to end. Pablo Neruda, a very famous Chilean Poet is the center of the movie and he creates an amazing environment. GREAT MOVIE, GREAT ACTORS AND GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY
Rating: - Go Mario...
This movie is set on an island in Italy in the 40's and 50's. Massimo Troisi brilliantly plays Mario, a simple awkward adult son of a fisherman who is not built for the hardships of the sea. His Father encourages him to find another job and he lands a part-time postman role delivering mail to a single client - the Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda. Neruda, who is exiled from Chile, opens Mario's eyes to the beauty of poetry and the power of words - which helps Mario capture the heart of Beatrice, ... Read More
Rating: - Il Postino
I had to watch this film for my creative writing course, and I ended up watching it 3 times. It is emotional, moving, and charming. A must see, full of inspiration.
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