Il Postino [4K Restored Ver.]

[Machine Translation] Words bring love to life: The heartwarming friendship between the great poet Pablo Neruda and a shy postman. This miraculous masterpiece, which many film fans still call one of the best films of their lifetime, has been delicately and dynamically revived in 4K digital video! The rich power of Neruda's words gave Mario wings to fly to a wide and free world. But it was also a world of danger. The splendor and sadness of being born into this world, meeting unexpected people, and then parting with them is an unforgettable story that comes and goes like waves in the viewer's soul. Massimo Troisi, who played the postman, died of heart disease at the young age of 41, 12 hours after crank-up. Inspired by the novel based on Neruda, Troisi initiated the project himself and was also part of the adaptation team along with director Michael Radford. Troisi created a lovable character with a fragile shadow and a natural sense of humor, and was nominated for an Academy Award (R) for Best Actor in 1996. Composer Luis Enriquez Bacalov's haunting and melancholy melody won him the award for Best Original Score. Neruda was played by Philippe Noiret, who starred in the immortal masterpiece "New Cinema Paradise" that brought tears to the eyes of the entire world. Neruda, who has become a mentor to Mario, and Noiret, who was on the scene cheering up Troisi as he was about to collapse, are in loving harmony on the screen. The film is set on a small, verdant island off the coast of Naples, Italy. Pablo Neruda, an acclaimed poet, arrives in exile, having been forced to flee his native Chile. Mario, a young man, becomes a postman carrying letters to Neruda, and through his interactions with Neruda, he discovers the appeal of poetry. Mario eventually falls in love at first sight with Beatrice, who works in a bar, and asks Neruda for advice on love... Includes explanatory leaflet and postcard.

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言葉が、人生に愛を運ぶ―偉大な詩人パブロ・ネルーダと内気な郵便配達人との間に芽生えた心温まる友情を描き、日本でも1996年に上映されるとロングラン大ヒットを記録、今なお数多くの映画ファンが生涯ベストの1本として名を挙げる奇跡の名作が、4Kデジタル映像によって繊細かつダイナミックに蘇る! ネルーダが紡ぎ出す言葉の豊かな力は、マリオに広く自由な世界へと飛び立つ翼を与えた。だが、それは同時に危険と隣り合わせの世界でもあった。この世に生まれ、思いがけない人と出会い、そして別れることの素晴らしさと切なさが、観る者の魂に波のように寄せては返す忘れられない物語。郵便配達人を演じたマッシモ・トロイージは、心臓病のためクランクアップ12時間後に41歳という若さでこの世を去った。ネルーダをモデルにした小説に感銘を受けたトロイージが自ら企画を立ち上げ、監督マイケル・ラドフォードと共に脚色チームにも参加。トロイージは、どこか儚い影を宿しながらも、天性のユーモアをたたえた愛すべきキャラクターを創り上げ、1996年アカデミー賞 (R)男優賞にノミネートされた。また作曲家ルイス・エンリケス・バカロフの心の襞に沁みるような哀愁に満ちた旋律が、オリジナル作曲賞を受賞している。ネルーダには、全世界が涙した不朽の名作『ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス』のフィリップ・ノワレ。マリオに心を許しメンター的な存在となってゆくネルーダと、今にも倒れそうなトロイージを現場で励まし続けたというノワレと、虚実が重なり合って生まれた二人の愛に満ちたハーモニーが、スクリーンに鳴り響く。──イタリア、ナポリ沖合いの緑あふれる小島。高名な詩人パブロ・ネルーダが、祖国チリを追われ亡命してやって来る。青年マリオは、ネルーダへの手紙を運ぶ郵便配達人となり、彼との交流を通じて、詩の魅力を知っていく。やがてマリオは、バーで働くベアトリーチェに一目惚れし、ネルーダに恋の相談をするが・・・。解説リーフレット、ポストカード付。