Il Postino

Il Postino is a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford which tells the story of real-life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and his relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. It stars Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta.

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It was adapted by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi from the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Sk?rmeta. Troisi had previously adapted his novel for the screen in 1983. The novel and film were set in Chile with Neruda living in his home at Isla Negra around 1970. Il Postino moves the setting to Italy in the 1950s.

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It won the Academy Award for Original Music Score, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Massimo Troisi), Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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Writer/star Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery so he could complete the film. The day after filming was completed, he suffered a fatal heart attack.

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Italian language: Italian (Italian: ') is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people primarily in Italy. Standard Italian is based on Tuscan dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern Italy and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North. The long-established Tuscan standard has, o...

Michael Radford: Michael Radford was born February 24, 1946 in New Delhi, India to a British father and Austrian mother. He is a British film director and screenwriter....

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