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Il Postino: The Postman

Movie · 1994 · 108 min

A gentle, bittersweet Mediterranean fable about friendship and poetry that slowly opens into quiet heartbreak.

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1994 film by Michael Radford
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Year
1994
Runtime
108 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • class
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Michael Radford
Written by
Massimo Troisi, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Anna Pavignano
Starring
Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Anna Bonaiuto, Simona Caparrini, Renato Scarpa, Mariano Rigillo, Linda Moretti
Music
Francisco Canaro
Cinematography
Franco Di Giacomo
Runtime
108 min
Country
Belgium, Italy, France
Languages
Italian, Spanish

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