The Postman

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The Postman

PG

1995

1h 56m

Romance

Biography

Comedy

Drama

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Mario Ruoppolo, the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a beautiful waitress. But when exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda comes to live on the island, Ruoppolo delivers Neruda's mail and picks up lessons on love, life and poetry.

Critics Consensus

Il Postino movingly explores themes of love and friendship through sensitively depicted -- and beautifully acted -- relationships in 1950s Italy.

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Ryan Gilbey

Independent (UK)

Aug 19

The film manages a sober argument for the importance of poetry in everyday life, without once resorting to schoolboys standing on desks quoting Walt Whitman.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

03/17/2021

Il Postino is an enchanted, sun-touched film.

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Geoff Brown

The Times (UK)

03/17/2021

This is a film with a heart and soul; a film keyed to the wonderful performance by actor and director Massimo Troisi.

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

05/13/2022

A touching Italian love story.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

03/14/2022

3.5/4

This, however, is a one-man show, and it all belongs to the sorrowful, mellow face of Troissi, who turns in one of the best performances of this movie year...

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

01/31/2022

I was captivated by the Massimo Troisi's performance as Mario.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 2d

Funny in 1 hour and 56 minutes.

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Joy b

@9mr_0 Dec 7

لطيف جدا و القصه جميله لكن قرات ان بطل العمل مات ايضا في الحياه الواقعيه

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Alec B

10/13/2023

Slightly charming but this is typical Miramax awards bait.

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Leaburn O

04/11/2023

This film was charming 👍🏼

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Mark A

12/16/2022

An engaging, small foreign film.

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Jorge M

@Jorge199999 09/04/2022

photography on this is beautiful and the story very well told

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Michael Radford

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Massimo Troisi

Mario Ruoppolo

Philippe Noiret

Pablo Neruda

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Beatrice Russo

Linda Moretti

Donna Rosa

Renato Scarpa

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Synopsis

Mario Ruoppolo, the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a beautiful waitress. But when exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda comes to live on the island, Ruoppolo delivers Neruda's mail and picks up lessons on love, life and poetry.

Director: Michael Radford
Producer: Gaetano Daniele, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Mario Cecchi Gori
Screenwriter: Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Antonio Skármeta, Massimo Troisi
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinema
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.1M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround

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