TITLE: Il Postino
YEAR: 1995

MICHAEL RADFORD: Director and Co-Writer

STARRING:
Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret and Maria Grazia Cuccinotta
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SYNOPSIS:  
Il Postino us an unforgettable and heartwarming portrayal of a man's pursuit of love and acceptance. On a remote Mediterranean island, Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), a shy and simple-minded fisherman's son, is hired to deliver mail to exiled "poet of love" Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret)... Click for more

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
By 1994 I was living in Italy, newly married and with a small child. I was the forgotten man of British cinema. Nobody was asking me to make a film except this Italian actor, whom I kept refusing, saying that it was an absurd idea to make a film in Italian. Massimo Troisi and I had become friends years before when I had asked him to be in “Another Time Another Place”... Click for more

AWARDS:
Won 1 & nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Another 11 wins & 8 nominations. Click for more

COMMENTS:

"An unforgettable, poetic romance from Italy whose disarming humor, blushing encounters and bittersweet flavors are certain to set off a groundswell of smiles, tears and regret."
San Francisco Chronicle - Peter Stack

"Made under unique and wrenching circumstances, it gained poignancy and a kind of purity from its troubles, and an already affecting film ended up suffused with emotion"
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

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