Il Postino: The Postman
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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Biography, Comedy, Drama
1994
108 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Il Postino: The Postman
- Duration : 108 min
- Languages : Italian, Spanish
- Writers : Antonio Skèrmeta (novel), Furio Scarpelli (story), Giacomo Scarpelli (story), Anna Pavignano (screenplay), Michael Radford (screenplay), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay), Giacomo Scarpelli (screenplay), Massimo Troisi (screenplay)
- Directors : Michael Radford min
- Imdb : 7.8 (24451 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.1 (20922 votes)
- Actors : Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa
Movie Storyline
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.