Il Postino

This weekend Me, My Uggs, and I saw Il Postino, or The Postman. It is a foreign film about Pablo Neruda the Chilean poet and his exile and subsequent stay in Italy.




While in Italy Neruda meets one of Film's most endearing and beautiful characters, Mario Ruoppolo played by Massimo Troisi.


The beauty of this film is heightened by the sacrifice of Troisi's death. Troisi was aware of his heartcondition before he agreed to be apart of the movie, but felt its making was so important he wouldn't stop. He died 12 hours after film stopped rolling.


This movie renewed my love for poetry and reminded me of its power. It showed a poor man, who when given the power of words may not have shaken the world, but made ripples that touch all human shores.

*Picture taken from Google images.