Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island for political reasons. On the island, the unemployed son of a poor fisherman is hired as an extra postman due to the huge increase in mail that this causes. Il Postino is to hand-deliver the celebrity’s mail to him. Though poorly educated, the postman learns to love poetry and eventually befriends Neruda. Struggling to grow and express himself more fully, he suddenly falls in love and needs Neruda’s help and guidance more than ever.
Release Date: 22 March 1996Runtime: 108 min
Stars:
- Alfredo Cozzolino
- Anna Bonaiuto
- Carlo Di Maio
- Linda Moretti
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta
- Mariano Rigillo
- Massimo Troisi
- Nando Neri
- Orazio Stracuzzi
- Philippe Noiret
- Renato Scarpa
- Sergio Solli
- Vincenzo Di Sauro
Director: Michael Radford
