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UK Mall 1 - Il Postino [1995]
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List Price: £15.99
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Starring: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Linda Moretti
Directed By: Michael Radford
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5017188884068
Format: PAL
Label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Region Code: 2
Release Date: 2002-01-07
Running Time: 105
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Theatrical Release Date: 1995-06-14
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Summary: if you encounter a book of Pablo Neruda poems, you will now pick it up
Comment: directed with a light and humourous touch, Il Postino conveys a powerfull message about what is to be appreciated in the world - beauty, love, passion, friendship, loyalty. Can be enjoyed on many levels , and repays rewatching after 10 years, as I have just done.
We are introduced, seductively,via Pablo Neruda's relationship with the postman/peasant, to the concept of 'metaphore'( that's the Italian, and that makes it sound more poetic ! ). Often I find poetry difficult to listen to - here , in this film, there are only a few actual poetic lines, but they are like nuggets.
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Summary: Enjoyable and very sentimental foreign film
Comment: If you like foreign film - you know those slow paced, sentimental pieces full of long shots of sun drenched countryside - then this is probably for you. The story of how a young man's life is changed forever by a poet is pleasantly engaging and amusing, but (to be honest) not that interesting. The film is a little too sentimental for my taste - the lives of the people are clearly extremely hard but we get no feeling for that or for the political corruption they endure. I was also annoyed by the film's ending. Without giving it away, the film seems to completely change character in the last ten minutes; its easy charm replaced by something unnecessarily harsh. Nevertheless it would make a nice romantic evening for lovers of foreign cinema.
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Summary: Il Postino - A movie which has everything
Comment: I first saw this film in the mid 90's when it was released. The naive qualities of massimo troisi (main character) lead to the beautiful unfolding of two relationships. My second viewing of the film I so often reflected upon was this past weekend when I hired a cinema and the film for my 50th birthday and was moved all the more as i witnessed 90 of my friends be moved to laughter and tears. The applause at the end said it all. It is a must on anyone's viewinglist of a soul movie. Coincidentally i write this review five minutes into June 4th, the anniversary of massimo troisi's death, just twelve hours after the film was completed.
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Summary: Mesmerising
Comment: This is why I have turned to watching so many foreign films lately. Not only is there a load of rubbish coming out of America at the moment but I just love the simplicity of Italian and French films in particular. You wouldn't have thought that the friendship between a poet and a postman would get you emotional (and I won't spoil it by revealing the end) but I was left in tears. A very beautiful, mesmerising film. 10/10.
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Summary: La Dolce Vita
Comment: "Il Postino" is a likeable film that is set on a small Italian island.It is about a poor fisherman turned postman who strikes up an unlikely friendship with exiled Chilean communist poet Pablo Neruda. They discuss poetry and invent metaphors together amidst picturesque coastal scenery and the poet assists the postman with his pursuit of the beautiful Beatrice ,whom he eventually succeeds in marrying. This film is about friendship and the power that words have to define and convey emotion to other human beings."Il Postino" is well acted and it is based on a true story ,but sadly it doesn't have a happy ending.
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Summary: if you encounter a book of Pablo Neruda poems, you will now pick it up
Comment: directed with a light and humourous touch, Il Postino conveys a powerfull message about what is to be appreciated in the world - beauty, love, passion, friendship, loyalty. Can be enjoyed on many levels , and repays rewatching after 10 years, as I have just done.
We are introduced, seductively,via Pablo Neruda's relationship with the postman/peasant, to the concept of 'metaphore'( that's the Italian, and that makes it sound more poetic ! ). Often I find poetry difficult to listen to - here , in this film, there are only a few actual poetic lines, but they are like nuggets.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable and very sentimental foreign film
Comment: If you like foreign film - you know those slow paced, sentimental pieces full of long shots of sun drenched countryside - then this is probably for you. The story of how a young man's life is changed forever by a poet is pleasantly engaging and amusing, but (to be honest) not that interesting. The film is a little too sentimental for my taste - the lives of the people are clearly extremely hard but we get no feeling for that or for the political corruption they endure. I was also annoyed by the film's ending. Without giving it away, the film seems to completely change character in the last ten minutes; its easy charm replaced by something unnecessarily harsh. Nevertheless it would make a nice romantic evening for lovers of foreign cinema.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Il Postino - A movie which has everything
Comment: I first saw this film in the mid 90's when it was released. The naive qualities of massimo troisi (main character) lead to the beautiful unfolding of two relationships. My second viewing of the film I so often reflected upon was this past weekend when I hired a cinema and the film for my 50th birthday and was moved all the more as i witnessed 90 of my friends be moved to laughter and tears. The applause at the end said it all. It is a must on anyone's viewinglist of a soul movie. Coincidentally i write this review five minutes into June 4th, the anniversary of massimo troisi's death, just twelve hours after the film was completed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mesmerising
Comment: This is why I have turned to watching so many foreign films lately. Not only is there a load of rubbish coming out of America at the moment but I just love the simplicity of Italian and French films in particular. You wouldn't have thought that the friendship between a poet and a postman would get you emotional (and I won't spoil it by revealing the end) but I was left in tears. A very beautiful, mesmerising film. 10/10.
Customer Rating:
Summary: La Dolce Vita
Comment: "Il Postino" is a likeable film that is set on a small Italian island.It is about a poor fisherman turned postman who strikes up an unlikely friendship with exiled Chilean communist poet Pablo Neruda. They discuss poetry and invent metaphors together amidst picturesque coastal scenery and the poet assists the postman with his pursuit of the beautiful Beatrice ,whom he eventually succeeds in marrying. This film is about friendship and the power that words have to define and convey emotion to other human beings."Il Postino" is well acted and it is based on a true story ,but sadly it doesn't have a happy ending.
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