Director
Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Composer
Luis Bacalov
Cast
Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Edition 1995
108'
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1994
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Drama, Comedy, Biography
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Dialogue:
Spanish, Italian
Forced into exile to escape persecution Pablo Neruda, the renowned Chilean poet and diplomat, visits Capri in 1952. Beguiled by the island's beauty he decides to stay there. This films tells the imaginative story of his stay. Being a famous politician and writer, Neruda attracts banner headlines with his arrival on Capri. Soon, the tiny island post office is bursting with letters. Needing help with the mountains of mail, the postman hires Mario, a youngster who refuses to go to sea and follow the other fishermen in his family. Mario's eyes are openend to a world of new possibilities when he finds himself delivering letters to Neruda...
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Credits
Directors
Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Composers
Luis Bacalov
Cast
Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Scenario
Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Director of Photography
Franco Di Giacomo
Editors
Roberto Perpignani
Producers
Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele
More info
Dialogue
Spanish, Italian
Countries of production
Italy
Screenplay based on
"Il Postino", Antonio Skármeta
Year
1994