Il Postino
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Movie Reviews of Il Postino
Movie Review: The Magic of Poetry
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this movie tracked a man who took a postal job, the movie also tracks are common preconceptions about poetry. After watching this movie, I can easily see why it won so many awards.
If this were merely a love story, it would have stopped a lot sooner. After taking a job as a postal delivery man, Mario meets, and later befriends, a famous poet who has moved to their small Italian town due to exile. Mario believes that poetry will win him a wife, so he solicits help from his new friend and woos Beatrice.
But Mario's story doesn't end for us here. The poet goes home, and people comment about how he seems to have forgotten them. The townspeople, especially Mario, are thinking new thoughts. They are questioning authority. This is where the director, and by extension the author, show us how poetry does more than woo women. Poetry has the power to move us, and this movie does a fine job of showing us that.
I would highly recommend watching this movie.
Movie Review: A love story
Summary: 5 Stars
Developing a love of the written word, was the true love story in this film. The love between man and woman is secondary in this masterpiece. Evoking a truly beautiful portrait of a small village in Italy, Il Postino is a brilliant work. Like other Italian workss, it focuses on the people in the story, rather than brilliant special effects or huge world events. The world events in this piece are secondary to the effects of these events on the people.
The postman, in this story, is a shy young man, learning to understand women, and life through the help of an exiled Chilean poet living in his village. The relationship between the poet, Neruda, and the postman is endearing, and is the other great love story of this work. Watching the growth of a bond between these men is enchanting.
Italian films often evoke a romance, not just between people, but with the setting, the story, and all of the elements of the story. This film does not fail.
5/6/02
Movie Review: Go Mario...
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is set on an island in Italy in the 40's and 50's. Massimo Troisi brilliantly plays Mario, a simple awkward adult son of a fisherman who is not built for the hardships of the sea. His Father encourages him to find another job and he lands a part-time postman role delivering mail to a single client - the Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda. Neruda, who is exiled from Chile, opens Mario's eyes to the beauty of poetry and the power of words - which helps Mario capture the heart of Beatrice, a stunning beauty - who Mario falls in love with at first sight. While the movie had funny parts (Beatrice's mother protecting her daughter from the unaccomplished Mario), I wouldn't describe it as a comedy. I found the movie to be a beautiful story providing many lessons in appreciating the simple things in life along with the power of love, hope, friendship and poetry. I highly recommend this "feel good" movie.
Movie Review: Wonderful Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't read all of the reviews for this film so maybe someone has already said what I am going to say. Several people mentioned that the movie was slow. But my opinion is that it wasn't slow. Rather, it was deliberate in conveying Mario's character prior to meeting Neruda so the audience could understand the level of influence he had on Mario. It's much more poignant to see this type of transition in its entirety.
I didn't know anything about Massimo Troisi prior to the film and actually didn't know until after I saw it that he had died on the last day of production. To me that has an even greater impact on the film. This film makes you think - which I happen to like. So if you're just watching purely for entertainment sake, you may not enjoy it. However, if you like movies that cause intellectual stimulation, this is a must see. It's a very beautiful film that I will watch over and over again.
Movie Review: What an Amazing Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first came across Il Postino whilst watching the British equivalent of the Oscars, the BAFTA's, when I believe it won Best Foreign Film. Following that show I rented it from my local Blockbuster, what followed was something I will never forget. A film with such grace, elegance and passion I was sincerely moved. The scenery which is complemented by a wonderful soundtrack shows how movies can capture the hearts and minds of everyone. Telling the story of Mario Ruopollo a poor son of a fisherman, Il Postino charts the months following the arrival of exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda to the small Italian island where Mario lives and how the poet of love helps Mario win the heart of latest Bond Girl Maria Grazia Cucinotta. A story of love and friendship that will surely capture the viewers heart and stay with them forever!