Il Postino: The Postman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-22

Languages:

Italian, Spanish

Countries:

Italy, France, Belgium

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (24451 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Radford

Genres:

Biography Comedy Drama

Cast:

Philippe Noiret Massimo Troisi Maria Grazia Cucinotta Renato Scarpa

Writer:

Antonio Skèrmeta (novel)

Furio Scarpelli (story)

Giacomo Scarpelli (story)

Anna Pavignano (screenplay)

Michael Radford (screenplay)

Furio Scarpelli (screenplay)

Giacomo Scarpelli (screenplay)

Massimo Troisi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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.

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