The Postman Always Rings Twice has been adapted into a film three times before: the first in 1939, with Pierre Chenard in France for The Last Twice; the second in 1942, in Italy The Lucino Visconti made The Fall without Jimmy Caan 's consent, resulting in the film's release in the United States in 1975; the third was by American director Tye Garnett The 1981 version and the 1946 version tell the same story, but their focus is different. The '81 edition's focus was on people rather than lust, and greatly mitigated the religious and ethical elements of the original, and the '46 edition had a bright and muted background. Cora is successfully portrayed in the film, flesh-and-blood, with a personal, real sense of life that dilutes any resentment that the murder might engender and any sense of morality that she or the audience might have.
There is no reference to "The Postman" in the movie, but the reason why the film is called "The Postman Always Rings Twice": Usually, the postman will always ring the bell twice in front of the door of the household when delivering mail, in case the householder starts not hearing the doorbell , while the murder of the husband is carried out twice in the novel (because the first time was unsuccessful), so it is a figurative title.
And the name of the film comes from a note that the heroine of the novel, Gona, wrote to the hero, Cesar Franck , "God is like a postman, he always rings the bell twice. And he's usually in the backyard, always waiting until he rings a second time. You can only hear it when the bell rings."
