A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 31 wins & 20 nominations total
Calogero Azzaretto
- Bookseller
- (uncredited)
Simona Caparrini
- Elsa Morante
- (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
- Cinema Spectator
- (uncredited)
Chuck Riley
- Narrator of Theatrical Trailer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWriter/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.
- Quotes
Mario Ruoppolo: Poetry doesn't belong to those who write it; it belongs to those who need it.
- Alternate versionsThe Italian version of the film includes an additional title credit for Massimo Troisi, listed as co-director of the movie together with Michael Radford.
- ConnectionsEdited into Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023)
- SoundtracksMadreselva
Written by Francisco Canaro (as F. Canaro) and Luis César Amadori (as L.C. Amadori)
Performed by Carlos Gardel
Courtesy of E. Musical Pirovano
Featured review
Lovely Little Film About the Power of Words
A sweet, gentle film about a quiet postman who discovers the power of poetry in winning the heart of his true love.
Massimo Troisi gives a warm, wonderful performance as said postman, while Phillipe Noiret plays the poet Pablo Neruda. The setting, a sleepy Italian village, gives the film a cozy atmosphere, and it's got a lovely score to match.
One of the rare foreign-language films to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, it lost to the thunderingly stupid "Braveheart." Mel Gibson could use a little poetry himself.
Grade: A
Massimo Troisi gives a warm, wonderful performance as said postman, while Phillipe Noiret plays the poet Pablo Neruda. The setting, a sleepy Italian village, gives the film a cozy atmosphere, and it's got a lovely score to match.
One of the rare foreign-language films to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, it lost to the thunderingly stupid "Braveheart." Mel Gibson could use a little poetry himself.
Grade: A
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- evanston_dad
- May 7, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Postman (Il Postino)
- Filming locations
- Pollara, Salina Island, Aeolian Islands, Messina, Sicily, Italy(rural and beach scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,848,932
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $95,310
- Jun 18, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $21,898,920
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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