El_Postino
 
Good times and good things often         come by accident.
Mario, the son of a fisherman, lives with his father in a         village on a small Italian island where there are few         jobs and limited fresh water. There is not much to do or         even to think about, given that little ever happens on         the island. Then one day Mario learns that the famous         Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who has been exiled from his         country, has chosen to live on the little island (for who         knows what reason). Mario, who has never heard of Neruda         and does not read poetry (he does not read much of         anything), hears that the postman needs someone with a         bicycle to deliver Nerudas mail. There is no pay,         only the possibility of a tip. The chance to make a         little money plus curiosity motivates Mario to apply for         the position.
What follows is Marios gradual awakening to his own         potential and his awareness of the poetry around him. In         a sense Marios encounters with Neruda cause him to         have a deeper appreciation of his own life and of the         world. He does not become a deep thinker but remains a         simple fisherman who comes to see his world in a         different way. Neruda becomes like an older brother whose         life may not be fully understood but provides a beacon of         possibilities and greater things ahead.
El Postino presents an important truth: The ways in which         people influence one another is often unpredictable and         surprising. By putting ourselves in situations where we         can associate with others who are         quite different from us, we can become more open to         possibilities in life we never considered.
Available from Buena Vista Home Video
Rated PG by M.P.A.A.
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