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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Pablo Neruda (poems)
Anna Pavignano (writer)
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Release Date:
14 June 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
Dreams do come true. more
Plot:
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 21 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Radford Halts Shooting On La Mula
(From WENN. 3 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
No More Mulling Over Radford's La Mula
(From ioncinema. 8 June 2009)
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Philippe Noiret | ... | Pablo Neruda |
| Massimo Troisi | ... | Mario Ruoppolo |
 | Maria Grazia Cucinotta | ... | Beatrice Russo |
| Renato Scarpa | ... | Telegrapher |
| Linda Moretti | ... | Donna Rosa |
| Sergio Solli | ||
| Carlo Di Maio | ||
| Nando Neri | ||
| Vincenzo Di Sauro | ||
| Orazio Stracuzzi | ||
| Alfredo Cozzolino | ||
| Mariano Rigillo | ... | Di Cosimo |
| Anna Bonaiuto | ... | Matilde |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Il Postino: The Postman (UK) (USA)
Le facteur (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
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Runtime:
108 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Peru:PT | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Pollara, Salina Island, Aeolian Islands, Messina, Sicily, Italy more
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Trivia:
Writer/co-director/star Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery so he could complete the film. The day after filming was complete, he suffered a fatal heart attack. more
Quotes:
Mario Ruoppolo: Poetry doesn't belong to those who write it; it belongs to those who need it. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Making Life Beautiful (1999) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
If You Forget Me more
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Is Pablo Neruda a real person?Is this film based on real events?
What does the sign say above the café where Beatrice works?
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Lyrical, moving and beautifully photographed gentle comedy in which an exiled Chilean poet inspires his Italian postman to woo and marry a local girl. Massimo Troisi gives a wonderfully contained performance as the postman who learns to see the beauty in poetry and his home on an Italian island. Philippe Noiret plays the poet Pablo Neruda with the usual assuredness. It is difficult not to be moved by the simple beauty of the film.