The Postman

A Feature film of

Production year1994

French release26/04/1996

Runtime1 h 40 min

Synopsis

Mario earns his living working on the family fishing boat. He dreams of other things, but there are not many alternatives in the 1950s in this fishing village tucked away on a beautiful Italian island. When a nearby village needs a postman, Mario jumps at the job. The only address he has to deliver to is the house of a new arrival, the famous exiled Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. As the months go by, the two men gradually get to know each other and Mario discovers a world he had never dreamed of.

Credits

Director (1)

Michael Radford
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Actors (6)

Massimo Troisi

Philippe Noiret

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Linda Moretti

Renato Scarpa

Anna Bonaiuto

Production and distribution (3)

Co-productions : STUDIOCANAL, Blue Dahlia Production

Foreign production companies : Tiger Cinematografica, Esterno Mediterraneo, Cecchi Gori Group, Penta Film, K2 Productions

French distribution : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (ex-Buena Vista International France)

Full credits (10)

Screenwriters : Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi, Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano

Director of Photography : Franco Di Giacomo

Music Composer : Luis Bacalov

Editor : Roberto Perpignani

Sound Recordist : Massimo Loffredi

Costume designer : Gianna Gissi

Foreign producers : Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele

Author of original work : Antonio Skarmeta

Press Attaché (film) : Floriane Mathieu

Production Designer : Lorenzo Baraldi

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Italian
Coproducer countries : Italy, France, Belgium
Original French-language productions : No
Nationality : Minority French (Italy, France, Belgium)
Production year : 1994
French release : 26/04/1996
Runtime : 1 h 40 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 85.946
Visa issue date : 07/02/1996
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Color

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News & awards

Selections (2)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1997
Best Foreign Film
Academy Awards
United States, 1996
See the selections (5)
5 Selections
Nomination for Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role : Massimo Troisi
Academy Award nomination for Best Director : Michael Radford
Nomination for Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay : Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
Oscar Nomination in the Best Original Score for a Drama Film category : Luis Bacalov

Awards (1)

Academy Awards
United States, 1996
Oscar for Best Original Score for a Drama Film : Luis Bacalov

About

"(...) "The Postman" also has poetry usually not a big seller on film. Still, the poetry is put in the mouth of the humble postman. In doing this, the film makers have made the poetry nonthreatening to mainstream audiences (...). And here, of course, the poetry is Neruda's, which can melt the most hardened heart.(...)"
(Dinitia Smith - New York Times)