The simple charm of "Il Postino"
"First, the sound of waves in the bay, soft; second, the waves, loud; third, the sound of wind passing over the cliff; fourth, the sound of wind sliding across the bushes; fifth, the sound of dad’s sad fishing nets; Sixth, the church bells; seventh, the star-filled sky on the island, I have never felt the sky so beautiful; eighth, my son’s heartbeat."
This is a gift from Mario to Pablo Neruda. He and the postmaster took a tape recorder and ran across the island, coasts, cliffs, churches, fishing boats. He thought that the poet should have not forgotten this place. He would definitely think when he heard these sounds. Get up, maybe we can meet again. The picture is so bright, a burst of bright sunlight, a clean sea breeze, and a deep blue sea surface without impurities.
Mario lives on a small island where he makes a living by fishing. He doesn't like fishing. He always wants to do something to go to the United States? Or something else, but he didn't do it and couldn't do it. One day he saw a documentary about the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in a movie theater on the island. What interests him is not that Pablo Neruda is a communist or his gorgeous poetry. What he wants to know most is why the poet is always around With many beautiful women? Why is he getting older, but his attraction to women is still long? Isn't this a strange thing? It's as difficult to explain as magic. Why do you think so, because Mario doesn't seem to have the slightest attraction to women.
In 1953, the island became a post in the exile of the poet Pablo Neruda. Mario really wanted to solve the doubts in his happiness. He found a job sending letters to Pablo Neruda and began the journey of communicating with poets. This changed his life.
The poet lived not far from the sea, and he arrived after passing an S-shaped bend and a gentle hillside. When there was a letter, Mario rode his bicycle to the poet's house and chatted with the poet. He started to read Pablo Neruda's "Ordinary Songs", and after a short period of time, he finally mustered up the courage to ask Pablo Neruda about poetry and women. The poet felt the kindness and conscientiousness of this middle-aged man who was often a little shy. An unusual exchange began between the fisherman and the poet. Mario finally thought of the first metaphor in his life. Pablo Neruda told him about poetry and life. The relationship between them, they have established a relationship called friends. The fisherman and the poet became friends.
Mario likes the beautiful girl Beatrice in the island bar, but he doesn't know how to impress her. He thinks that if he can appear in the bar with the poet, then everyone will know his friendship with the poet, but he Clumsy words affected his expression, and the poet gradually understood from his evasive words, came to the bar with him, and offered a poem to the bar girl for his friend. Mario also wrote a poem.
The aunt did not allow Beatrice to meet Mario. She felt that Mario was a nasty person, and even the poems she wrote were extremely nasty, full of chasing passion, such as "naked" at the beginning of the poem. But Beatrice was willing to marry him. Pablo Neruda became their witness.
Later, the poet’s exile order was cancelled and he could return to his country. Mario missed his friend as a poet very much. He worked hard to find friends from TV news and radio, wondering if he would come to this place to talk with him about poetry. But he only received a letter from the secretary of the poet asking for books and objects left on the island that year. He recorded the noise of the island, the roar of the sea and the sea breeze, and the heartbeat of his son who was about to be born.
A few years later, the poet Pablo Neruda and his wife walked into the bar on the island again and saw the sons of Beatrice and Mario. But Mario is no longer there, he died in Rome. He went to Rome to attend a rally. At that gathering, he was going to recite a poem in homage to the poet Pablo Neruda.
There are always many easy and happy places in the film. Mario's clumsy language and the anxiety he tried to express always make me endure the unevenness. He received a letter from the poet's secretary requesting to return the preservation of things, and his eyes flashed. The moment of loss, that moment may be his saddest part. If you take a look at his deep and sad eyes, I think you will not easily forget. Mario is just a guest in Pablo Neruda’s life experience. After all, the poet has to deal with and deal with a lot of things, but Pablo Neruda is so important to Mario. In addition to his beautiful wife, this time of socializing with the poet It was the most beautiful period of his life. He was convinced that the poet would not forget him, but he left without waiting for confirmation, leaving the world with the poet's heart. Massimo Troisi, who played Mario, created an unforgettable image for us in the final career of life and interpretation (he passed away shortly after finishing this movie). He has the soul of a poet, but his female-like hesitation and shyness affect his expression of his views, and this is precisely his most attractive and simple personality charm, and the two words sincere may be the most appropriate.
Pablo Neruda is the perfect foil for Mario, and the lack of experience and genius in Il Postino can make up for him and achieve a spiritually similar spirit. Pablo Neruda is the image of a father, fighting against the real world with the dream of communism. Writing poetry is his weapon of battle. When Mario asked him how he could become a poet, he asked Il Postino to go to the beach, remembering what he kept in his eyes and in his heart. When Mario was deeply lost in thoughts of Beatrice, he told Il Postino about several other women, also called Beatrice, who could inspire poets. In the face of Mario's persistence and sincerity, he can only do his best to be an excellent teacher, although this student may not necessarily be an excellent poet.
Il Postino won the best music award that year . The sounds of Spanish guitar , accordion, and violin are very beautiful.
