| Uniform Title |
Postino (Motion picture : 1994) |
| Title |
Il postino = The postman. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2014. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (109 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3101. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4141. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in Italy in 1994. |
| "When he found the power to express what was in his heart, he found the love of a lifetime." --Container. |
| Adapted from the novel 'Ardiente Paciencia' by Antonio Skármeta. |
| Special features: Michael Radford recalls Il Postino (20 minutes) ; A 2014 interview with the director ; Original Italian trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Michael Radford. |
| Performers |
Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Philippe Noiret. |
| Summary |
Mario is a newly appointed mailman who is madly in love with the most beautiful woman in town, Beatrice Russo. Bumbling, interminably shy and far too nervous to tell her how he feels, Mario becomes inspired when a world-famous Chilean poet visits the small island community. Pablo Neruda is a revelation to the otherwise introverted and soft spoken Mario, and with his expert help Mario not only finds the right words to woo Beatrice, but has a fighting chance to win her over. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Aspect ratio 1.77:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
| Language note |
Italian with English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Music Original Score, 1996 ; BAFTA Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, 1996. |
| Subjects |
Skármeta, Antonio, -- Film adaptations |
| Neruda, Pablo, -- 1904-1973 -- Drama |
| Letter carriers -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Courtship -- Drama |
| Poetry -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Italy |
| Motion pictures, Italian |
| Foreign language films |
| Genre |
Romance films |
| Romantic comedy films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Radford, Michael, 1946- director. |
| Troisi, Massimo, 1953-1994 actor. |
| Cucinotta, Maria Grazia actor. |
| Noiret, Philippe actor. |
| Skármeta, Antonio. Ardiente paciencia Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
World classics |
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