Il Postino

starring: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Linda Moretti
directed by: Michael Radford

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305291404
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305291403
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 14, 2000
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 3628
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 1995

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Description:
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!

Amazon.com:
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

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- Am I the Only One??
that thinks that many of these acclaimed Foreign films, and especially, the Italian films ( I am ... Read More

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- Much more than it first appears.
I like films that offer more than just a story. Il Postino can be enjoyed on a number of levels. ... Read More

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- Poignant and nostalgic film
Il postino is the film adaption from the novel of Chilean author Antonio Skármeta. the Basic plot ... Read More

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- Excellent Foreign Film
IF you like foreign films then you may find that sometimes they can be hit or miss. This whimsical film ... Read More

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- Exquisite movie
I love this movie. I love it from beginning to end. Pablo Neruda, a very famous Chilean Poet is the center ... Read More

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