Il Postino. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Postman
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The Postman
Antonio Skármeta, 1985
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Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi, 1994

In 1950, Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island in Italy for political reasons. His wife accompanies him. On the island, a local, Mario Ruoppolo, is dissatisfied with being a fisherman like his father. Mario looks for other work and is hired as a temporary postman, with Neruda as his only customer. He uses his bicycle to hand deliver Neruda’s mail.


The Movie of My Life. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, A Distant Father
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A Distant Father
Antonio Skármeta, 2010
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Selton Mello, 2017

Southern Brazil, 1963. The son of a French father and a Brazilian mother, young Tony Terranova is back in the small town of Remanso and discovers that his father has returned to France without explanation. A rite of maturation, cinema as a backdrop revealing dreams, uncertainties, revelations and the discovery of love. For an affectionate and generous portrayal of youth and family ties.


Ardiente paciencia. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Postman
Antonio Skármeta, 1985
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Antonio Skármeta, 1983

A young postman in Isla Negra, Italy, encounters Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and requests for his assistance in penning love poems to the woman of his dreams.


The Uprising. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Insurrection
Antonio Skármeta, 1980
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Peter Lilienthal, 1980

The liberation of the Anastasio Somoza regime in Nicaragua is the subject of this film. The battle for León, a city near to the capital Managua and the first liberated region, is briefly touched upon in the film.


Burning Patience. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Postman
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The Postman
Antonio Skármeta, 1985
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Rodrigo Sepúlveda, 2022

Young fisherman Mario aspires to write poetry. When Pablo Neruda relocates there after being banished from Chile, he hires him to be his postman.