Mario Ruoppolo, the mailman on an Italian island, pines from afar for a beautiful waitress. But when exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda comes to live on the island, Ruoppolo delivers Neruda’s mail and picks up lessons on love, life and poetry.
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03:55After not hearing anything from Pablo since his return to Chile, Mario is excited to finally receive a letter, but it isn't exactly what he'd hoped for. In this scene: Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), Beatrice Russo (Maria Grazia Cucinotta), Donna Rosa (Linda Moretti)- 03:34Mario can't help but pick the brain of Pablo Neruda, a communist writer of whom he is a great fan, when he delivers his mail. In this scene: Mario Ruoppolo (Massimo Troisi), Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret)
