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The Postman
Directed by
Michael Radford
PG
1995
1h 54m
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7.8
92%
94%
7.9
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A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
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Cast of The Postman
Massimo Troisi
Mario Ruoppolo / Screenplay / Co-Director
Philippe Noiret
Pablo Neruda
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Beatrice Russo
Renato Scarpa
Telegrapher
Linda Moretti
Donna Rosa
Mariano Rigillo
Di Cosimo
Anna Bonaiuto
Matilde
Sergio Solli
Peasant
Carlo Di Maio
Priest
Nando Neri
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Orazio Stracuzzi
Alfredo Cozzolino
Di Cosimo's Associate
Simona Caparrini
Elsa Morante (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto
Bookseller (uncredited)
Assunta Stacconi
Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Cinema Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Radford
Director / Screenplay
Antonio Skármeta
Novel
Gaetano Daniele
Producer
The Postman Ratings & Reviews
Variety
Derek Elley
Troisi gives a warm, ironic performance to treasure. But with little extra assist from Radford's by-the-numbers direction, and a script that starts to become very diffused about halfway through, the bottom line is it's a performance in a vacuum.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The Postman applauds the power of art while bridging the stubborn gulf between the simple and the erudite.
Houston Chronicle
Jeff Millar
Director Michael Radford seems to have taken the languid pace of the film from Troisi's reading of Mario. The performance is basically Buster Keaton deadpan, which makes Mario's occasional smile all the more celebratory.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Hunter
Romantic and humorous, bucolic and political, The Postman is a thoroughly Italian missive that features the brilliant final performance by the late Massimo Troisi.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
It's a gorgeously detailed mood piece about an unlikely meeting of souls that results in a life transformed by, of all things, metaphor. Comparisons with the crowdpleaser Cinema Paradiso will inevitably abound, but Il Postino's sweetness flows less coyly.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Michael H. Price
England's Michael Radford directs with such warmth and understanding that the fiction might as well be true.
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
There is so much that is splendid about The Postman, including scandalous confrontations, perfectly timed double-takes and whimsical one-liners. It is funny, moving and profound.
Washington Post
Jane Horwitz
High school kids into peace and poetry may appreciate this slow, sweet story.
Newsday
John Anderson
The Postman rings a lot more than twice in Michael Radford's The Postman; sentiment seems to have its sticky, fat finger stuck in the bell. You'll let them in, though, because both are delivering a kind of simple truth that justifies opening the door.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
The deceptively laidback Italian film, Il Postino, sneaks up on you. Seemingly as unhurried and placid as a Mediterranean holiday, the picture delivers an unexpected punch.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
As a rueful, warmly affecting film featuring a wonderful performance by Mr. Troisi, The Postman would be attention-getting even without the sadness that overshadows it.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Pollack
A superb little movie, sweetly sentimental without being maudlin, biting in its political sentiments, beautifully written, acted and directed.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
There is, of course, great potential for sentimentality here. But The Postman usually rises above it, thanks to British director Michael Radford's understated tone and the marvelously droll performances.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
The Postman is more sentimental than profound, more anecdotal than dramatic, but it's sympathetic, and its bittersweet energies won't leave you indifferent.
Arizona Republic
Bob Fenster
As the film follows the romance, it also examines the nature of friendship between disparate people. Toward the end, the movie gathers sudden momentum that will leave you with much to ponder.
USA Today
Mike Clark
The Postman is slight, but it's tough to imagine anyone not liking it.
Dallas Morning News
Teresa Gubbins
Hate to say it, but the story behind the making of The Postman may well be the most interesting about this Italian film... The meandering storyline and the disposability of the central relationship deplete its impact, its resonance.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Denby
The English director Michael Radford, working in Italian, keeps the tone light and charming and on the whole rather chaste. In a noisy season, it's easy to be lulled by such enchanting episodes as Mario's poetry-rich courtship of a sultry island beauty.
New York Post
Thelma Adams
A delightful call to reclaim poetry, to bring it backdown to earth and put it to work in everyday life where it is as necessary as a job, a loaf of bread, a beloved companion and a true friend for life.
Village Voice
Georgia Brown
A sweet tale of innocent eras, or less aggressive parts of the world.
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