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Italian Film Screening
17/10/2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Italian Film Screening
TUESDAYS AT ISTITUTO
The Postman (1994)
Directed by Michael Radford
The film is subtitled in English.
The year is about 1953 on the southern Italian island of Cala di Sotto. The great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda has been exiled to the island from his homeland for political reasons, and he takes a lovely villa on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean. The increase in mail causes Mario Ruoppolo, the son of a poor fisherman who hates fishing, to be hired as an extra postman to handle the extra load. As the simple post carrier delivers and picks up Neruda’s mail, the famous poet teaches him about the magic of poetry, which Mario uses to woo the village beauty, Beatrice.
This simple, sweet 1994 film had a bittersweet romantic story behind its making: star Troisi postponed needed heart surgery to shoot the film, and died of a heart attack the day after the picture was completed.
The Postman received 4 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director), 5 nominations at the David di Donatello Awards, 2 nominations at the BAFTAs, and 1 nomination at the SAG Awards.
Date&Timings: Tuesday, October 17th (Tomorrow!) 6:00 PM (Entry 5:30 PM onwards)
Venue: Italian Cultural Centre, Chanakyapuri
• No registration is required.
• Please bring a govt-issued ID card.
• Entry starts at 5:30 PM & closes at 6:10 PM.
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