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Il Postino [DVD]
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Format | Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC |
Contributor | Mariano Rigillo, Giacomo Scarpelli, Renato Scarpa, Linda Moretti, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Alfredo Cozzolino, Vincenzo Di Sauro, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi, Carlo Di Maio, Nando Neri, Antonio Skrmeta, Sergio Solli, Philippe Noiret, Michael Radford, Orazio Stracuzzi See more |
Language | French |
Runtime | 1 hour and 48 minutes |
Studio | Miramax |
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Product Description
Cheered by critics and audiences everywhere, IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN) is the record-breaking Academy Award(R)-winning (Best Dramatic Score, 1995) 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 -- 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!
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : Michael Radford
- Media Format : Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 48 minutes
- Release date : March 14, 2000
- Actors : Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Linda Moretti
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : Unqualified, Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : Alliance Atlantis
- ASIN : 6305291403
- Writers : Anna Pavignano, Antonio Skrmeta, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,566 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #9 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV)
- #229 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #1,108 in Drama DVDs
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The easiest story to understand in this movie is the one about the postman's love for the tavern keeper's neice and how Neruda helps him frame his feelings in words and win the girl's heart. It's a variation on the Cyrano de Bergerac/John Smith story and very sweet. There's another, more indirect story of il postino's growing love for his island and its beauty.
There is also the poignant subtext of the movie itself: the actor Massimo Troisi, who plays the postman died of heart failure (heart failure after filming a love story!) a few days after shooting was completed. He knew as the film was being made that he was unlikely to live to see it edited and exhibited.
But the surprising and subtle part of the story is the combination of affection and indifference that the great poet showed for his humble acolyte. Most American viewers can't help but wish for Neruda to remember his postman after he leaves the island, to stay in touch. We hope for a great democrat in a great artist.
Alas, Neruda was a lover of The People, but not necessarily of persons. His distance is realistic, even if not emotionally satisfying to the viewer. After all, most Nobel Prize winners probably don't remember the fellow who brought them the mail at the house they occupied in exile.
Anyway, a few days ago I came on this poem by Neruda. It's called 'A Dog has Died' I read it because my dog too has died and . . . . well anyway, here it is:
No, my dog used to gaze at me,
paying me the attention I need,
the attention required
to make a vain person like me understand
that, being a dog, he was wasting time,
but, with those eyes so much purer than mine,
he'd keep on gazing at me
with a look that reserved for me alone
all his sweet and shaggy life,
always near me, never troubling me,
and asking nothing.
And suddenly I understood a bit more about Neruda and il postino. I think I'll watch the movie again.
Lynn Hoffman, author of The New Short Course in Wine and the forthcoming novel bang-BANG from kunati press.
After my tutor and I read about this together, I had to see the film. This film gives us a glimpse into politics after WW2. An exiled Cuban poet comes to live on the small Italian island and forms a friendship with his postman, Mario (Massimo Troisi).
"Il Postino" generally comes across as a light comedy but we eventually are confronted with an opposite emotion. I was sorry, initially, that the movie switched gears the way it did until I realized that the force of its' impact would only have been diluted any other way. The acting in "Il Postino" is superb all around with top kudos going to the title character, the actor who plays Neruda, and Beatrice's mother. The converations between these first two alone were worth the price of the DVD. This is a movie I will keep and watch many more times.
"Il Postino" (The Postman) was different, many people saw it, including myself. When it was re-released on DVD recently, I ordered a copy to see if the magic was still there, and I was not disappointed. The film revolves around a very touching and sweet love story, and with no nudity and very little harsh language anyone can watch it.
Also, with the DVD you have the option to watch it without subtitles (both a subtitled and non-subtitled version are included on the disk), so it is great if you are trying to learn Italian.
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Bon, l'un des deux principaux acteurs est décédé avant la fin du tournage, mais il tenait énormément à jouer ce personnage et il est génial dans ce rôle. C'est un tour de force d'avoir réussi à compléter le film malgré cet événement tragique – un tour de force réussi.
Reviewed in Italy on February 7, 2021
Lo que me tiene muy molesto de amazon es que me llegan mails muy seguido en horas ilógicas! Después de las 12 am y antes de las 7 am, a pesar que he hecho unsuscribe varias veces!