Critically acclaimed and loved by audiences around the world, Massimo Troisi’s final film The Postman explores love, poetry and friendship in 1950s Italy.
On a tiny island off the Italian coast in 1953, shy fisherman’s son Mario (Troisi) pines from afar for the most beautiful woman in town, waitress Beatrice (Maria Grazia Cucinotta).
When Mario is given the job of delivering mail to the town's new resident, exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret), he forges a friendship with the poet to learn the secret of his power over women. Through their friendship, Mario learns lessons on love, life and poetry, as Neruda helps the shy postman to try to woo Beatrice and inspire him to see himself and his quiet fishing village in a new light.
Posthumously nominated for two Oscars, Massimo Troisi, who died on the day production wrapped, delivers a standout performance as the awkward Mario in this heartfelt and lyrical romantic comedy, based on true events and Antonio Skarmeta’s novel Burning Patience.
NOMINEE – Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Writing, Academy Awards, USA, 1996
WINNER – Best Foreign-Language Film, Critics Choice Awards, 1996
WINNER – Best Music: Original Dramatic Score, Academy Awards, USA, 1996
"An eloquent but also wrenching tribute to Mr. Troisi's talents."
- The New York Times
Tuesday 19th September
108 min
G
Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Michael Radford
Film Festival
Italian, Spanish with English subtitles
Palace Raine Square
