Il Postino

Il Postino

Cheered by critics and audiences everywhere, 'Il Postino' - 'The Postman' is the record-breaking, Academy Award-winning 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 - unexpectedly 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!

Synopsis: 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.

Production Year: 
1994
Released: 
Tue, 03/14/2000
Run Time Minutes: 
108
Rating: 
PG
Genres: 
Drama
Genres: 
Romance
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.66-Full/Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-1
Audio Language: 
French
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
Dolby Surround
Actors: 
Philippe Noiret - Pablo Neruda
Actors: 
Massimo Troisi - Mario Ruoppolo
Actors: 
Maria Grazia Cucinotta - Beatrice Russo
Actors: 
Renato Scarpa - Telegrapher
Actors: 
Linda Moretti - Donna Rosa
Actors: 
Sergio Solli
Actors: 
Carlo Di Maio
Actors: 
Nando Neri
Actors: 
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Actors: 
Orazio Stracuzzi
Actors: 
Alfredo Cozzolino
Actors: 
Mariano Rigillo - Di Cosimo
Actors: 
Anna Bonaiuto - Matilde
Actors: 
Bruno Alessandro - Pablo Neruda