Plot
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.
Written by
Antonio Skármeta, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli
Directed by
Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Crew
Production Countries
Italy, France, Belgium
Production Companies
Canal+, K2 Two, Blue Dahlia Productions, Esterno Mediterraneo Film, Penta Film
Languages
Italiano, Español
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 31 wins & 20 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
40,079
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA